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How to Write an Essay: What is a Persuasive Essay?

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How to Write an Essay: What is a Persuasive Essay? preview

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What is a Persuasive Essay? cover, a chapter slice from the How to Write an Essay series
Cover of the persuasive essay chapter slice
Critical thinking skills chart matching six Bloom's Taxonomy levels to chapters 1–12, with chapter 10 highlighted
Skills chart for the full essay-writing series
Assessment rubric scoring Ideas, Organization, Style and Conventions at Levels 1–4, plus strengths and next steps
Writing assessment rubric for teachers
Teacher guide explaining the reading passages, before and after reading activities, writing tasks and answer key
Teacher guide, part 1 of the before-you-teach notes
Bloom's Taxonomy pyramid and vocabulary list defining essay, prewriting, persuasive essay, pros and cons and more
Teacher notes on Bloom's Taxonomy and key vocabulary
Before You Read questions: circle persuasive prompts, define a persuasive essay's purpose, and list five problems
Before-you-read student handout
Reading passage on persuasive essay purpose, the Pro and Con T-Chart and Five Finger Planner
Reading passage for the lesson
After You Read: pro and con T-chart on adding two hours to the school day, plus five true-or-false statements
After-you-read comprehension handout
Writing tasks 1 and 2: describe a family photograph, and a five-paragraph persuasive essay on violent TV programs
First page of the four writing tasks
Writing tasks 3 and 4: a persuasive essay on the best place to live and why Florida is a popular vacation spot
Second page of the four writing tasks
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Grade 5, 6, 7, 8

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Teaching Resource Overview: How to Write an Essay: What is a Persuasive Essay?

This teaching resource primarily designed for grades 5-8 aims to eliminate the fear factor associated with writing and enable students to confidently express their ideas in essays.

Resource Description

'How to Write an Essay: What is a Persuasive Essay?' comes as part of the larger lesson plan titled 'How to Write an Essay.' It offers simplified lessons that tackle every stage of writing. The highlight here lies with Bloom’s taxonomy underpinning this resource, offering structured modules that focus on four primary types of essays:

  • Persuasive
  • Expository
  • Narrative
  • Descriptive
Note:
Integrated review sessions around verbs, adjectives, and pronouns are included. This feature turns this material into effective supplement material for existing writing programs or enables productive independent student work.

Tailored Guidance & Implementation Features

Besides providing educators with practical deployment instructions, it also includes a distinctive assessment rubric enabling accurate measurement of student progress.

The implementation flexibility offered extends upto:
  • Giving out as daily lessons in whole group instruction
  • Distributing as small groups task from more focused learning approach
  • Assigning it as homework for learners self-study at home when needed.

    User-Engagement & Comprehensibility Components With features such as word puzzles and comprehension quizzes incorporated within - learner engagement remains high. Moreover, six color graphic organizers included ensure user-friendly guidance in overall writing exercises undertaken by students. While accommodating for Common Core State Standards and ensuring alignment towards Bloom's Taxonomy, it ensures a completely pedagogically sound learning experience. Envisaged as an essential tool within every language arts course – this resource is ready-to-go material to operate seamlessly with your existing lesson plans. Download this PDF now and reinforce the development of student writing proficiency.

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