Persuasive Essay Writing Template for Students

Step-by-step persuasive essay slides take students from brainstorming and a belief statement to three supporting reasons, a full typed draft and a final editing checklist.
Grades
Grades 3–6
Pages
6
File type
Microsoft PowerPoint
Editable
Yes

Updated Sep 18, 2026

Subject
Formal Writing, Writing, ELA
Topic
Opinion Writing, Creative Writing
Resource types
Graphic Organizers, Templates, Lesson Plans
Editable
Yes

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About this resource

Opinion Writing Unit | Step-by-Step Persuasive Essay Guide | Writing Workshop | Grades 3-6

Help your students become confident writers with this step-by-step Opinion Writing Unit. This is all on Google Slides to help students in upper elementary learn the process for typing a multi-paragraph persuasive essay. Perfect for grades 3-6. This resource walks students through every stage of the writing process, starting with brainstorming and ending with publishing!

What’s Included:

  • Step-by-step writing guide to guide students through opinion writing

  • Graphic organizers and brainstorming

  • Checklist for self-assessment

  • Editable Google slides to fit your teaching style

Why Teachers Love This Unit:

  • Step-by-step writing approach makes opinion writing manageable

  • Supports key writing skills

  • Versatile use! Use this for whole-class instruction, small groups, or individual support

Perfect For:

  • Grades 3, 4, 5, and 6

  • Writing workshops or language arts centres

  • Preparing students for writing assessments

This Opinion Writing Unit gives you everything to confidently teach persuasive writing. Download today and make persuasive writing a highlight of your ELA curriculum!

Enjoy!

Stephanie | The Language of Learning

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • State an opinion in a belief statement

  • Support an opinion with three reasons and explanations

  • Check a typed persuasive essay against a final checklist before submitting

Teaching tips

  • The topic slide links to an outside list of writing prompts, so choosing a topic that way requires internet access.

Skills covered

  • Organizing an argument — filling in a topic sentence, reasons and a call to action

  • Self-editing — checking word choice, transitions, grammar and spelling against the checklist

  • Peer review — gathering feedback as the checklist directs

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Concepts & topics

Core concepts

  • Belief statement

  • Supporting reasons

  • Call to action

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