Links to 27 lessons and activities that build student skills in standard W.3.1b: Provide reasons that support the opinion.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 17 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.1.B: Provide reasons that support the opinion.

Students select an endangered or threatened animal to research, locate it on a map, and create a persuasive essay or poster to convince others to help the animals.

Inspired by Barry Lane's book 51 Wacky We-Search Reports, in this cross-curricular lesson plan students learn how to summarize properly.

This third-fifth grade lesson focuses on students choosing a product to sell, determining their target audience, and creating a PowerPoint presentation to sell their product.

What are advertisers really selling? Are there hidden messages in ads? In this lesson, students explore the concept of persuasive advertising and evaluate ads directed at young consumers. A timely lesson that would generate interesting...

At the end of this lesson, students will reflect on and express concepts and ideas associated with unfamiliar images and art styles. They will increase visual awareness and appreciation for a variety of styles, subject matter, and...

A post-assessment at the end of a unit on global atmospheric change. Students write persuasive letters about an issue related to it, e.g., the greenhouse effect or ozone loss. The letters encourage the recipient to protect the atmosphere...

This site is extremely informative for teaching children the value of saving money. "You will write a persuasive letter telling why people use savings bonds as a way to save their money."