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West Virginia Department of Education

Technical Writing: Real-World Writing in the 21st Century

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Wondering how to respond to the age-old question when will I ever use this? The answer is very simple when discussing technical writing. Teachers and administrators gain an understanding of using technical writing in the classroom....
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EngageNY

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 6

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Is a college education necessary for success in today's world? The class investigates the question, along with others at the end of the sixth workshop in a 15-part series. The lesson has four parts with multiple activities and...
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New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 5

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Are video games sports? Pupils investigate this question as well as various nonfiction selections to learn more about claims and the support that defines them. All of the selections mimic the rigor on state tests and encourage close...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Can You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains plans for four 40-minute lessons that teach persuasive writing to elementary students. In addition to student objectives and standards, these instructional plans contain links to PDF handouts and links to sites used in the...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Teaching Persuasive Text: Writing Persuasive Essays

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner:workshop 4: Teaching Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
The fourth workshop [58:24] features the classrooms of two teachers: sixth-grade language arts teacher Jenny Beasley and fifth-grade teacher Jack Wilde. Both are teaching units on persuasive writing that allow students to write about...
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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...
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Grammar Check

Grammar Check:16 Persuasive Writing Secrets & Influential Words (Infographic)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students will learn tips about persuasive writing from this GrammarCheck infographic. Students will find easy-to-remember steps that will assist students when drafting a persuasive writing piece.
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iCivics

I Civics: Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this library of mini-lessons, students will learn how to "argue on paper" or write persuasive essays using a fictional case about a school dress code rule against band t-shirts.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising the Persuasive Essay: Thesis Supported by Evidence

For Students 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn strategies for evaluating and revising the thesis and supporting evidence in a persuasive essay.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Writing the Persuasive Essay: Counterarguments Based on Evidence

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
You will be able to write an essay including counter-arguments that anticipate objections.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Writing Workshop: Persuasive Writing

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site has a great unit that leads students all the way through the writing process while composing a persuasive paper. Includes a teacher guide, mini-lessons, assessment rubric, and worksheets to help out at each step of the way.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Persuasive Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on persuasive writing including what it is and is not and the components of persuasive writing. It features links to guides including Purdue Owl: "Logic in Argumentative Writing" and Study Guides and Strategies:...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Rhetorical Landscape: Persuasive Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on how to write a persuasive or argumenatative essay. It provides links to a "Persuasive Support" handout, a 7-page PDF on "Writing the Persuasive Essay," and Purdue Owl's "Argumentative Essays."
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Lamb to the Slaughter Persuasive Writing [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a PDF of a persuasive writing assignment for the short story "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl. It asks the students to watch a linked video clip of the closing argument by Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird and apply...
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4 Teachers: Persuade Star: Writing Persuasive Essays

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This free online application is designed to help students in grades 5-12 write an online persuasive essay.
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Can You Convince Me?: Developing Persuasive Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
This effective tool for teaching persuasive writing contains thorough lesson plans which encourage learners to take a stance and create arguments to support their position. Contains printable worksheets, rubrics, a PowerPoint...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Thesis and Support in the Persuasive Essay (English I Writing)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students about thesis statements and supporting details in an argumentative essay in five mini-lessons: Introduction, Choosing a Topic,...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising the Persuasive Essay: Counterarguments Based on Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn strategies for evaluating and revising counter-arguments that anticipate objections in an essay.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising the Persuasive Essay: Purpose, Audience, and Context

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn strategies for evaluating and revising the organization of an essay, including purpose, audience, and context.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising Persuasive Essay: Analysis of Data, Facts, and Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn strategies for evaluating and revising specific data, facts, and ideas included in an essay.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising the Persuasive Essay: Appropriate Appeals

For Students 9th - 10th
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn strategies for evaluating and revising essays so that they contain the appropriate appeals.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Revising the Persuasive Essay: Counterarguments Based on Evidence

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn strategies for evaluating and revising counterarguments that anticipate objections in an essay.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: The Writing Process: Generate Ideas and Questions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] A learning module that teaches students how to generate ideas and questions as a part of the writing process in five mini-lessons: Introduction, Writing the Persuasive Essay:...

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