This resource explores instructional practices for persuasive essay writing in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies classes. It uses original content from the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies: Focus on...

This lesson focuses on the organization of your paper including how to write a thesis statement, the elements of an effective paragraph, patterns of organization, transitions, and conclusions. It also provides a video of the Toulmin...

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

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides free graphic organizers to use while planning and writing persuasive, expository, and fiction texts.

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides free graphic organizers to use while planning and writing persuasive, expository, and fiction texts.