Can your class convince the townspeople to support the rally in Carl Hiaasen's Hoot? Have your young writers exercise their persuasive writing skills in a lesson that prompts them to write a letter or a speech based on Chapter 18 from the novel.

Concepts

Persuasive Writing, persuasive speeches, letters to the editor, carl hiaasen, the writing process, peer editing, six-trait writing

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have kids craft a debate over the two persuasive prompts in the writing lesson
• Encourage kids to write their letters or speeches from the perspective of a specific character
• Extend the activity with a letter to the school board to petition for a change that kids would like to see in their school

Classroom Considerations

• Instructions are poorly written and hard to understand, but concept in the lesson is good

Pros

• Good way to combine social studies and language arts in one lesson
• Provides a rubric on which to base your assessment

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.6.1.a W.7.1.a W.8.1.a