Students learn the basics of persuasive writing: crafting a topic sentence, drawing evidence for arguments from a variety of sources, and hammering in their points with sub-details.
Lessons
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Intro. to Persuasive Writing
SWBAT explain the purpose of persuasive writing; list the sources from which they can derive support for their argument; explain the purpose of a topic sentence in a persuasive paragraph.
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Brainstorming Persuasive Writing
SWBAT use a t-chart to brainstorm pros/cons of an issue; gather information from a variety of sources to support position
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Sub Details in Persuasive Writing
SWBAT add sub details to supporting details in a persuasive paragraph outline.
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Persuasive Strategies
SWBAT define several persuasive strategies and identify examples of them.
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Polishing Persuasive Paragraphs
SWBAT add transition words and polish persuasive paragraphs.
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Independent Persuasive Assignments
SWBAT write a persuasive paragraph from start to finish.
