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The Purpose and Power of Persuasion

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Seventh graders are introduced to and discuss the power of persuasion. After reading text, they identify the author's purpose, perspective and argument. They write their own fiction and non-fiction texts and develop a perspective after researching the topic.

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7th
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English Language Arts
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