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About This Book What Is Persuasive Writing? In persuasive writing, a writer tries to convince, or persuade, a reader that his or her opinion is the best one. The writer states an opinion at the beginning of the writing; gives details or reasons that prove, explain, or support this opinion in the body of the writing; and concludes the writing by restating the opinion. When writing a persuasive paragraph, it is important to state facts to sup- port an opinion. Develop and enhance your students’ persuasive-writing skills with this easy-to-use collection of 20 two-page lessons. Writing Works!—Persuasive contains everything you need to supplement a successful writing program in your classroom. Each two-page lesson contains the following: • A motivating writing prompt • Simple steps for teaching the prewriting and writing stages of each lesson • A student reproducible that is either a graphic organizer used in the prewriting stages or a pattern on which students write their final drafts • Suggestions for publishing or displaying students’ work Also included: • A reproducible proofreading checklist for the student • A reproducible persuasive-writing assessment for the teacher • 16 extra persuasive-writing prompts • A student reproducible containing 13 commonly used editing symbols Other books in the Writing Works! series: • Writing Works!—Narrative • Writing Works!—Clarification • Writing Works!—Descriptive • Writing Works!—Explanatory • Writing Works!—Expressive PLASTIC ALUMINUM PAPER C O WHOLE Carrots
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About This BookWhat Is Persuasive Writing?
Inpersuasive writing,awritertriestoconvince,orpersuade,areaderthathisorheropinionisthebestone.Thewriterstatesanopinionatthebeginningofthewriting;givesdetailsorreasonsthatprove,explain,orsupportthisopinioninthebodyofthewriting;andconcludesthewritingbyrestatingtheopinion.Whenwritingapersuasiveparagraph,itisimportanttostatefactstosup-portanopinion. Developandenhanceyourstudents’persuasive-writingskillswiththiseasy-to-usecollectionof20two-pagelessons. Writing Works!—Persuasivecontainseverythingyouneedtosupplementasuccessfulwritingprograminyourclassroom.
Each two-page lesson contains the following:• Amotivatingwritingprompt• Simplestepsforteachingtheprewritingandwritingstages
ofeachlesson• Astudentreproduciblethatiseitheragraphicorganizerused
intheprewritingstagesorapatternonwhichstudentswritetheirfinaldrafts
• Suggestionsforpublishingordisplayingstudents’work
Also included:• Areproducibleproofreadingchecklistforthestudent• Areproduciblepersuasive-writingassessmentfortheteacher• 16extrapersuasive-writingprompts• Astudentreproduciblecontaining13commonlyusedediting
symbols
Other books in the Writing Works! series: •Writing Works!—Narrative •Writing Works!—Clarification •Writing Works!—Descriptive •Writing Works!—Explanatory •Writing Works!—Expressive
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Imagine you heard a news report in which a government official announced the possibility of year-round schooling in the United States. Write a letter to the official persuading him to make or not make year-round schooling a requirement.
To School or Not to School?
Write It! 1. Instructthestudenttousetheinformationrecordedonpage5tohelpwritehis
persuasiveletteronanothersheetofpaper.Remindthestudenttoincludeatopicsentence,atleastthreestrongsupportingdetails,andaconcludingsentence.
2. Directthestudenttoproofreadandedithisworkcarefully.Encouragestudentstoswappaperstopeer-edit.Afterallcorrectionshavebeenmade,directthestudenttowritehisfinalversiononanothersheetofpaper.
3. Ifdesired,giveeachstudenta9”x12”sheetofconstructionpaperandacraftstick.Directthestudenttocreateapostershowinghisopinionaboutyear-roundschool-ing.Thenhavehimgluethepostertothecraftstick.Displaystudents’postersandfinalversionsonawallorbulletinboardtitled“ToSchoolorNottoSchool?”
Think It! 1. Readthefollowingstatementstostudents:
• Youshouldnotsmokebecauseit’sbad.• Youshouldnotsmokebecausethesurgeongeneralhas
foundthatsmokingmaycausecancer. Ifyourstudentsweretryingtoconvincesomeonetoquitsmok-
ing,askthemwhichstatementtheywouldchooseandwhy.
2. Pointoutthatwhenattemptingtoconvincesomeoneofsome-thing,itisimportanttostatefactstosupportyouropinion.Callonastudentvolunteertodescribeatimewhenheattemptedtoconvincesomeonetoagreewithhisopinion.Havethestudentexplainthefactsusedtohelppersuadetheindividual.
3. Explaintostudentsthatwhenwritingtopersuade,thewritertriestoconvincethereader(s)thathisopinionisthebestone.Hestateshisopinionatthebeginning;givesdetailsorreasonsthatprove,explain,orsupportit;andconcludesbyrestatinghisopinion.
�. Readaloudthepromptabove,displayitonatransparency,orwriteitontheboard.
5. Giveeachstudentacopyofpage5.Instructthestudenttousethereproducibletoorganizehisthoughtsandideasaboutyear-roundschooling.
We NeedYear-RoundSchooling!
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To School or Not to School?
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Your favorite vacation spot is the tops! Imagine that you’re there, and then write a postcard persuading a friend that it’s the best place in the world to vacation.
Destination: Best Vacation
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Write It! 1. Instructthestudenttouseherpictureonpage7tohelpwriteapostcardpersuadingafriend
thathervacationspotisthebestone.Havethestudentwriteherpostcardonaseparatesheetofpaper.Remindthestudenttoincludeatopicsentence,threestrongsupportingdetails,andaconcludingsentence.
2. Directthestudenttoproofreadandeditherworkcarefully.Encouragestudentstoswappaperstopeer-edit.Afterallcorrectionshavebeenmade,havethestudentwriteherfinalcopyinthespaceprovidedonpage7.Theninstructeachstudenttocutoutthepatternalongtheboldlines,foldit,andthenglueittomakeapostcard.
3. Ifdesired,useashoeboxandconstructionpapertocreateaclassmailbox.Placestudents’postcardsinthebox,andthensetitupatacentersothatstudentscanreadthepostcards
duringfreetime.
Think It! 1. Haveeachstudentimagineherfavoritevacationspot
andthinkaboutthereasonsthatmakeitherfavorite.Callonstudentvolunteerstosharewhatmakestheirfavoritevacationspotssoremarkable(suchashavingthebestrestaurants,excitingactivities,andmagnifi-centscenery).Listtheirresponsesontheboard.
2. Tellstudentsyourfavoritevacationspot.Giverea-sonswhyitisyourfavorite,includingsomefactsandsomeopinions.Pointouttostudentsthatifyouwereattemptingtoconvincesomeonethatthisisthebestspot,itwouldbeimportanttostatefactstosupportyouropinion.
3. Explaintostudentsthatwhenwritingtopersuadesomeone,thewritertriestoconvincethereader(s)thatheropinionisthebestone.Shestatesheropin-ionatthebeginning;givesdetailsorreasonsthatprove,explain,orsupportit;andconcludesbyrestat-ingheropinion.
4. Readaloudthepromptabove,displayitonatrans-parency,orwriteitontheboard.
5. Giveeachstudentacopyofpage7.Inthespacepro-videdonthepostcard,haveeachstudentdrawapic-tureofthespotshe’simagined,includingfivelabeleddetailsthatshowwhyherspotisagreatone.
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Cast Your Votes!
Think It! 1. ChallengestudentstorecallthenamesofpastorpresentU.S.
presidentialcandidates.Havethemnamethegoodleadershipqualitiesthatthesecandidatespossessed.Recordtheirresponsesontheboard.
2. Explaintostudentsthatpartofrunningasuccessfulcampaignishavingacandidatewhoisabletoconvincethevotersthatheorsheisthebestpersonforthejob.Askstudentstodeterminewhichofthefollowingismoreconvincing:• WhenIwasleaderofmystate,itbecameabetterplacein
whichtolive.• WhenIwasleaderofmystate,Icuttaxesandprovided
computersforeveryclassroom. Pointouttostudentsthatiftheywereattemptingtoconvince
someonethattheywouldbegoodleaders,itwouldbeimportanttostatefactstosupporttheiropinions.
3. Explaintostudentsthatwhenwritingtopersuade,thewritertriestoconvincethereader(s)thathisopinionisthebestone.Hestateshisopinionatthebeginning;givesdetailsorreasonsthatprove,explain,orsupportit;andconcludesbyrestatinghisopinion.
4. Readaloudthepromptabove,displayitonatransparency,orwriteitontheboard.
5. Giveeachstudentacopyofpage9.Instructthestudenttousethereproducibletoorganizehisthoughtsandideasforhisspeech.Encouragehimtorememberwhathisclassmatesthoughtwerethequalitiesofgoodleaders—they’rethevoters!
Your school is getting ready to hold its annual student council elections, and you’ve decided to run for office. Write a speech persuading your classmates to vote for you as class president.
Write It! 1. Havethestudentusetheinformationrecordedonpage9tohelpwritehisspeech.
Remindthestudenttoincludeatopicsentence,atleastthreestrongsupportingdetails,andaconcludingsentence.
2. Directthestudenttoproofreadandedithisworkcarefully.Encouragestudentstoswappaperstopeer-edit.Afterallcorrectionshavebeenmade,havethestudentwritehisfinalcopyonanothersheetofpaper.
3. Ifdesired,haveeachstudentreadhisspeechtotherestoftheclass.Thenhavetheclassvoteforthemostpersuasivespeechbycastingballotsinamockelection.Hailtothechief!
