Language Arts - Persuasive Writing
| Examples of Persuasive Writing at the college level. | Good to use with high school students (not all links work). |
| List of Persuasive Writing Sites from Kim's Korner for Teacher Talk. | From the Modes of Writing web site. |
| Teaching Persuasive Essay Writing: Module 1 Developing the Construct Module 2 Creating the Assessment Rubric Module 3 Refining the Rubric Module 4 Outlining the Instructional Plan Module 5 Providing Written Instructions from the Bellingham Schools Home Page in WA. |
Module One: So what exactly is persuasive writing? Module Two: What is the criteria by which you will evaluate your students? Module Three: What are the attributes of topnotch persuasive essays? Module Four: How will I teach my students to produce a quality essay? Module Five: How will you be sure you have clearly articulated expectations to students? |
| Ten Persuasive Writing Prompts: Persuasive-Descriptive | "...to help prepare students for high school exit exams..." Check out Traci's Lists of Ten. |
| Persuasive Essays from the University of St. Thomas, MN. | "In persuasive writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument and conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking." |
| Persuasive & Logical
Writing from Utah Valley State College. |
"Because persuasive writing's purpose is to influence people's thoughts and actions, it is often one of the most challenging types of writing. It is often aimed at an audience who may be anywhere from neutral to hostile towards our ideas..." |
| Persuasive Posters: Student Work. | Alternative exercise. |
| Persuasive Writing Through Reviews | Exercises using different web sites. |
| WebQuest for Three Texas Cities | A multidisciplinary project which can be designed for any city. |
| WebQuest: The Power of Persuasive Writing | "This quest challenges you to investigate persuasive writing and develop critical reading skills. What are propaganda techniques? How is the English language so powerful..." |
| Rubrics from Cyber English (this is a very rich site). | Just print these out and use: Persuasive Essays (holistic grading) Persuasive Essay another version. |
| Writing Persuasive Prompts from PSSA Classroom Connections, PA. | For all grades. See also Writing and Reading. |
| Writing to Persuade Rubric from Berlin Middle School, MD. | "This rubric has been modified for use with eighth graders. It is to be considered 'kid language' and not the actual rubric used to score Writing to Persuade on MSPAP." |
