Iowa State University
Isu: Introduction to Persuasive Speaking
This site has detailed notes about persuasive speeches, and what it takes to effectively create and present a persuasive speech. Organized into the following sections -- "Introduction to Persuasive Speaking," "Patterns of Organization...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Analyzing Famous Speeches as Arguments
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....
Arizona State University
Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Truth in Advertising
Interactive lesson and activities for learning to look critically at the persuasive techniques of advertisements promoting political candidates and products.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Jane Austen
At this website, access full texts of "Emma," "Lady Susan," "Mansfield Park," "Northanger Abbey," "Persuasion," "Pride and Prejudice," and "Sense and Sensibility." Also provided is a brief write-up on the life and career of Jane Austen,...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Jane Austen Persuasion
Here, read all 24 chapters of the novel, "Persuasion." Website provides a brief paragraph introducing the context, characters, and plot of this Jane Austen book.
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg University: Social Psychology Basics
This site from the Shippensburg University has a wealth of information about social psychology. This page focuses on person perception and the mental structures involved. You can also find information on self defense, prejudice, social...
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English for Everyone
Reading Comprehension Assessent: "Tools of Persuasion" [Pdf]
Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for reading students in the middle grades. Five multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on the assessment.
Other
Writing More Persuasively
This site is very thorough, and offers two printable .pdf pages of some important points.
Other
Influence by Robert B. Cialdini, ph.d.
Covers the six principles of influence: commitment, consistency, social proof, liking, authority, and scarcity.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Persuasive Writing for Summer Reading
A good lesson, 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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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Grade 8: Writing a Persuasive Essay [Pdf]
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.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: Common Persuasive Techniques [Pdf]
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....
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Developing, Writing, and Evaluating Persuasive Speeches
Contains plans for four lessons that teach students how to make and present strong persuasive speeches. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the lessons as well as assessment...
Grammar Check
Grammar Check: Ten Important Triggers for Persuasive Writing
Attention-getting ideas for persuasive writing topics are included in this article. Students can ensure high interest from their audiences by incorporating ideas presented in this article.
TES Global
Tes: Persuasive Techniques
[Free Registration/Login Required] A graphic organizer is provided to help students analyze persuasuve techniques in an advertisement. Students will analyze an advertisement and apply their understanding of the content.
TES Global
Tes: Guided Reading Resources: Nonfiction
[Free Registration/Login Required] This learning module contains several guided reading resources. Students will be able to use the charts to guide themselves as they discuss informational texts and persuasive texts. Teachers can monitor...
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: The Writing Center: Fallacies
Discussion of common fallacies, along with definitions, examples, and tips on avoiding them.
Other
Cal State Fullerton: Common Fallacies in Reasoning
This page from California State University at Fullerton list twenty-three common fallacies in reasoning. Each includes an explanation and two examples. The list includes the following: faulty cause, sweeping generalization, hasty...
Read Works
Readworks: Reading Lesson 3: To Persuade
This lesson focuses on identifying text evidence that shows that the author's purpose is to persuade. Draw a conclusion about what the author is trying to persuade the reader to do or think. Text, worksheet, and chart are provided.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Power of the Presentation
Students will research an endangered African animal using resources from the Alabama Virtual Library and other Internet sites, and then design and present a persuasive and informative digital slideshow presentation on the animal and how...
Scholastic
Scholastic: American Dream: I Have a Dream
Use Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech to talk about the American Dream, word choice, and persuasion.
Other
Ed u.com: Three Fundamentals of Selling Your Message
This site is provided for by Ed-U.com. Based on the Greek ideas of ethos, logos, and pathos the writer addresses how to adequately persuade an audience.