Persuasive+Writing

The Art of Persuasion

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**Unit Introduction and Overview:** Students will read a variety of persuasive texts as models for the strategies and organizational techniques that authors use to convince their audience of their point of view or to take a specific action. Students will then apply these strategies and techniques to their own persuasive writing pieces throughout the unit.


 * Unit Guiding Questions: **

- After critically reading a variety of persuasive materials, what conclusions can we make about the effect of persuasion on our lives? - How can we persuade others using a variety of techniques? - How can we relate what we've learned about persuasion to the political and economic issues of today? - How can we effectively communicate our ideas to other? - Why does a writer consider audience when developing informational text?

Persuasive Techniques Overview Power Point
 * Example Essay - broken down part by part
 * Mentor Text1 - Cursive
 * Mentor Text 2 - Year Round School
 * @Mentor Text 3 - My Favorite Teacher

Persuasive Writing Assignment Details


 * Persuasive Planning TemplateOption 1
 * Persuasive Planning Graphic Organizer Template Option 2
 * Persuasive Glow and Grow Writing Rubric (Hint: You could use this as a planning checklist.)
 * Persuasive Research Note-CatcherTemplate

@Thesis Statement and Introduction Lessons Research Tips and Techniques to complement our Internet Literacy Unit

Final copy - PERSUASIVE writing assignment due Thursday December 15th

GLOW AND GROW - Rubric that will be used to assess students' progress

**Colorado Content Standards:** - Students will read and understand a variety of materials. - Students read to locate, select and make use of relevant information from a variety of media, reference, and technological resources. - Organize information into a coherent essay or report with a thesis statement in the introduction, transition sentences to link paragraph.

Resources:

ReadWriteThink - Can You Convince Me? @http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/convince-developing-persuasive-writing-56.html

The Write Source - @http://thewritesource.com/studentmodels/ws2k-summer.htm Tom March - Thesis Builder Tool - @http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/

Writing with Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in 21st-Century Authentic Texts by Todd Finley