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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? World War Ii Posters

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will analyze World War II posters. Students will first look at the posters as a whole group and will work independently. Students will to determing how the following terms differ: argument, persuasion and...
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Austen's Persuasion: Status, Rank & Class

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through these activities, students will have the opportunity to deepen their understanding of what gave Jane Austen's contemporaries status in their society; how important a person's rank and position in society was, and how knowing the...
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Writing Arguments

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial focuses on argumentative and persuasive writing: it lists and defines the components of arguments, provides a flow chart for argumentative writing, defines counterarguments, and lists the 3 elements of persuasion: ethos,...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Persuasive Essay: Environmental Issues

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for three lessons that teach students how to write persuasive essays about self-selected environmental issues. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as...
PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Argument and Persuasion

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
A slide show with fourteen slides with notes, tips, and examples on how to write a persuasive essay.
PPT
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Common Persuasive Techniques [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
View a slide presentation explaining what persuasive techniques are and why they are used. Then learn about six different persuasive techniques used in advertising and see examples of advertisements utilizing some of the techniques....
PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Why Do Writers Write?

For Students K - 1st Standards
A slide show with nine slides explaining the author's purpose to persuade, inform, or entertain.
Rubric
TES Global

Tes: Leaflet Self Assessment to Support Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will create a leaflet that will persuade classmates to read the book Holes, a young adult book written by Louis Sachar. These rubric resources will used for peer assessments and self-assessments.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: I Wanna: Writing a Persuasive Letter

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this instructional activity, students will experiment with word choice as it relates to persuasion.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Persuasive Writing for Summer Reading

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A good lesson plan, to be used during the last month of the school year, for motivating students to remain faithful to reading over the summer. Uses strategies such as student-chosen books and persuasive writing techniques.
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Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Persuasion Map [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this graphic organizer to help build a persuasive piece of writing.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion in "Nothing but the Truth"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Contains plans for five lessons that use Avi's "Nothing But the Truth" to teach about free speech and give students an opportunity to develop persuasive arguments. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
Handout
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Grade 8: Writing a Persuasive Essay [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Provides a student model of a persuasive essay on the topic of television violence. Allows students to examine content, format, and structure and includes notes and annotations as student aids throughout.
Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Truth in Advertising

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive lesson and activities for learning to look critically at the persuasive techniques of advertisements promoting political candidates and products.
PPT
Austin Independent School District

Austin Independent School District: Tools of Persuasion [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
A slide presentation giving an explanation and example of nine different persuasive techniques including appeal to emotion, appeal to authority, urgency, and more.
Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Writer's Guide: Persuasive Essay

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Follow the framework on this page to construct a persuasive essay on any topic. Click on Writer's Model in the upper right to see a Shockwave presentation highlighting how to use the suggestions. W.9-10.10 Write Routinely
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This multi-session lesson features the opportunity to analyze a variety of famous speeches. Students will look carefully at tone, rhetoric, propaganda techniques, and historical context as they write an analysis paper....
Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Author's Purpose 3rd Grade Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A three-activity unit on author's purpose. In the first activity, students practice identifying the author's purpose as to entertain, to persuade, or to inform. In the second activity, students use...
Activity
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Writing Persuasive Essays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Persuasive writing is the topic of this article. Students will learn the parts of the persuasive essay and how to write an effective persuasive essay.
Unit Plan
E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Persuasive Essay Worksheets

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A collection of assignments related to persuasive writing are provided on this site. Scaffolded assignments related to writing an effective introduction and identifying both sides of an issue are included. Exemplar persuasive essays with...
Article
Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Writing the One Minute Persuasive Speech

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article focuses on writing a one-minute persuasive speech force students to be clear and concise and to hone debate skills. From there it suggests the use of improvisation speeches.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Project Persuasion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides persuasive essay graphic organizers. Students will be able to write a persuasive essay more efficiently by using these tools.
Handout
Other

Suny: Conventions of Writing Papers About Literature

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A professor's excellent explanation of how to write a professional sounding essay. Covers all aspects of an essay, and detailed examples give information on exactly how to write the essay.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Identifying and Understanding the Fallacies Used in Advertising

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for four lessons that teach about the fallacies used in advertising such as bandwagon appeal, hasty generalizations, red herrings, emotional appeals, and more. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...