Writing: Persuasion
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| Writing: Persuasion |
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Description:
| These sites focus on persuasive and argumentative writing for middle and high school students. Learn about the persuasive techniques used in letters, essays, and advertisements. There are suggested hands-on activities, graphic organizers, writing prompts, and assessment sheets. Includes a link to an eThemes Resource on debate. |
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Grade Level:
| 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Resource Links:
| The Five Paragraph Essay
This site provides a good overview about writing in general. Click on "Persuasive" for ideas about this specific type of writing. Includes writing prompt ideas, but some of the links are broken. Note: This site includes ads.
Teachers.net: Persuasive Writing Lesson
This lesson has different activities for students to study the art of persuasion and then practice it themselves. Students will write commercials advertising a product, debate a topic orally, and write a persuasive essay. Note: This site includes ads and message boards.
Strategies for Writing Persuasive Letters
This site discusses prewriting, writing, and revising tips. There are also examples of persuasive letters.
Transitional Words and Phrases
This is a useful resource for making transitions between sentences and paragraphs.
A Handbook of Rhetorical Devices
Here are definitions for an extensive list of rherotical devices that writers often use. Click on "Self Test" and identify the devices used in examples.
A Brief Guide to Writing Argumentative Essays
This college writing site includes basic features of this type of paper and the steps for writing it.
Developing an Argument
This straightforward site includes components to include in your argumentative paper. Links on the bottom contain more information on specific aspects of writing. Click on "Coherence: Transitions Between Ideas" for transition ideas to use in writing.
Utah Valley State College: Online Writing Lab
Click on "Prewriting/Outlining" for tips on choosing a topic, selecting a tone, and choosing sources that will persuade others. The document will open as a two-page pdf file.
Persuasive Writing Rubric Maker
Follow the instructions to create a rubric for assessing persuasive writing.
Ten Persuasive Writing Prompts
This site offers 10 topic ideas for persuasive writing essays. Includes locker searchers, homework, school uniforms, and censorship.
ThinkQuest: Saturday School: Pro or Con
Read an example of a persuasive essay written by a student.
eThemes Resource: Debate
These sites offer tips and activity ideas for sponsoring classroom debates at various grade levels. Learn how to prepare for a debate and how to improve your presentation skills. Includes transcripts and video clips of presidential debates from 1960-2000. There are links to eThemes Resources on writing.
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Education Standards:
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G.6, G.7, E.3, G.5, G.8
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