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This persuasive writing unit has everything to explore persuasive essays and opinion writing! Explore engaging slideshow lessons, informational handouts, graphic organizers, essay writing prompts, and more. Suitable for online learning with digital materials for Google Classroom®!
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Included with this Persuasive Writing Unit:
- Persuasive Writing Slideshow Lesson – Google Slides® & Microsoft PowerPoint®
- Persuasive Writing Informational Handout – Ready-to-Print
- Main Idea & Supporting Details Slideshow Lesson – Google Slides® & Microsoft PowerPoint®
- Main Idea and Supporting Details Guided Note – Digital & Print
- Main Idea and Supporting Details Informational Handout – Digital & Print
- Main Idea and Supporting Details Graphic Organizer – Digital & Print
- Types of Supporting Details Slideshow Lesson – Google Slides® & Microsoft PowerPoint®
- Types of Supporting Details Word Wall Activity – Digital & Print
- ICCER Outline Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer – Digital & Print
- Student Examples of Persuasive Writing – Digital & Print
- Persuasive Writing Exit Tickets – Digital & Print
- 20 Persuasive Essay Topics – Digital & Print
- Persuasive Essay Assignment Instructions
- Persuasive Essay Outline – Digital & Print
- Research Essay Graphic Organizer
- Editable Persuasive Essay Rubric – Digital & Print
- Teacher Instructions for using this resource
Resources included with this Persuasive Writing Unit:
Are your students struggling to write a persuasive paragraph? This lesson plan provides an engaging introduction to persuasive writing using graphic organizers and examples of persuasive writing. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!
This persuasive writing lesson begins with an inquiry-based slideshow for PowerPoint® or Google Slides®. In this lesson, students will compare and contrast different styles of writing using real student examples in order to better understand the characteristics of persuasive writing. They will also learn the “Golden Rules of Persuasive Writing” to use as a guideline for identifying and navigating this style of writing.
This lesson explores examples of main ideas and supporting points using an interactive slideshow lesson and graphic organizer activity. Students will differentiate between main points and evidence to solidify their understanding and prepare for opinion writing.
Students will define the main ideas and supporting details by examining the characteristics of each component of opinion writing. They will then use these definitions to differentiate between examples of main points and evidence provided within the slideshow.
Students will then independently practice these skills using the Main Idea and Supporting Details Graphic Organizer provided. This worksheet includes more examples of opinion writing that students must classify as either a “main idea” or “supporting evidence.”
Students will define categories of supporting evidence and explore examples to solidify their understanding. They will define different categories of supporting evidence by examining the characteristics of each type. Then, they can use these definitions to identify examples of supporting evidence provided within the slideshow.
Students will then consolidate the skills taught in the lesson using the Types of Supporting Details Word Wall Worksheets provided. These blank templates prompt students to define each type of supporting evidence and provide a unique example. These worksheets are provided in both colour & grayscale formats to suit your printing needs.
This word wall doubles as a classroom anchor chart: Once students complete this activity, you can display their work on your bulletin board.
This persuasive essay assignment includes assignment instructions, a graphic organizer, and an editable 4-level rubric to outline assignment expectations to students. This assessment is suitable for online learning with digital materials for Google Drive®.
This persuasive essay outline can be used with upper middle school or junior high school students. You can apply this outline to a persuasive essay on any topic. The persuasive essay assignment instructions briefly outline the expectations of the assessment and provide space to note the due date of the final draft.
Practice persuasive writing with these 20 unique persuasive essay topics! These writing prompts can be used to practice persuasive paragraphs or essays and are appropriate for middle school and high school students. Suitable for online learning and Google Classroom®!
Keep students motivated and organized during the writing process using this graphic organizer for research writing! Use this template for research essays, expository essays, or persuasive writing. Suitable for online learning and with a digital graphic organizer for Google Docs®!
This graphic organizer will encourage students to adopt an objective approach to their research writing. They will be prompted to go beyond evaluating whether or not an author’s opinion agrees with their own in order to consider perspectives outside of the one they plan to present in their essay. This approach to research writing will strengthen their argument and their essay as a whole.
✨ Kindly note that due to copyright restrictions, these resources are not editable, except for the files specifically labelled as editable. This is a common practice within the online marketplace in order to protect the clip artists and software providers that have authorized their intellectual property for the development of this resource.
See what other teachers are saying about this Persuasive Writing Unit:
“Great engaging lesson and detailed worksheets to support every aspect of student learning for persuasive writing. This bundle was all I needed to run my unit and it was effortlessly successful. Thank you!”
– Ben A.
⭒ For classrooms utilizing Google Classroom® ⭒
To access the digital version of these worksheets, simply follow the instructions within the resource to copy the files directly to your Google Drive®.
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Tara-Lynn F. (verified owner) –
Great resource to use when schools were closed. Allows teachers to still teach the art of writing to persuade, even from a distance.
Christian L. (verified owner) –
Awesome!
Mary Z. (verified owner) –
This resource helps students understand what to include in their writing, thanks
Ben A. (verified owner) –
Great engaging lesson and detailed worksheets to support every aspect of student learning for persuasive writing. This bundle was all I needed to run my unit and it was effortlessly successful. Thank you!
John A. (verified owner) –
Great unit!
Katey L. (verified owner) –
Great guided notes and organizers for my students. Will be using again!
Vivian A. (verified owner) –
Very useful and very helpful
Catherine A. (verified owner) –
I really liked the detail within these handouts and the slides lesson was very helpful to start out with!
Eileen G. (verified owner) –
Accessible for all of my students! Thank you!
Priscilla O. (verified owner) –
A wonderful writing resource!
Rondelle R. (verified owner) –
Love this resource! Thank you.
Lisa F. (verified owner) –
Great resource.
Lisa F. (verified owner) –
Great resource.
Meagan B. (verified owner) –
Great resource for thoroughly prepping for state testing. My kids have to write a persuasive essay for their test, and this provides all I need to review persuasive essays.
Iced Coffee and ELA (verified owner) –
Great resource! My freshman haven’t had to write proper essays in awhile thanks to Covid, and were feeling really overwhelmed, but this made the process so much clearer.
Cara M. (verified owner) –
A very comprehensive resource- great for students who are struggling or in need of review.
Joan M. (verified owner) –
Excellent resource! Thank you.
Marisa A. (verified owner) –
Great resource for helping my students write a persuasive essay. Thank you!
Emily L. (verified owner) –
Very helpful for students writing their essays and low prep for me.
Garra M. (verified owner) –
I loved the step by step graphic organizers. They really helped my students organize their thoughts to create cohesive essays.
Teach Love with a Passion (verified owner) –
This resource had a lot of details. Great resource! Would recommend to others 🙂
Megan P. (verified owner) –
This was a fabulous unit with lots for the students to do, thanks!
Taya J. (verified owner) –
Great break down of the structure and supporting detail types. Thank you.
Taya J. (verified owner) –
Great break down of the structure and supporting detail types. Thank you.
Isabella D. (verified owner) –
This was a great resource that I used in the classroom, my students enjoyed it!
Isabella D. (verified owner) –
This was a great resource that I used in the classroom, my students enjoyed it!
Alicia P. (verified owner) –
Great for my opinion writing unit! There is so much within this bundle!
Alicia P. (verified owner) –
Great for my opinion writing unit! There is so much within this bundle!
Kathryn I. (verified owner) –
This was a great resource—well-organized, engaging, and very effective for my students. It saved me time in planning and really supported their understanding of the topic. I’ll definitely be using it again!
Rachel B. (verified owner) –
I loved this resource. Everything is outlined so clearly, and everything you need is here.
Rachel B. (verified owner) –
I loved this resource. Everything is outlined so clearly, and everything you need is here.
Joe C. (verified owner) –
Great resource with amazing examples. it saved me lots of time, and it gave my students the confident to write the osslt.
Joe C. (verified owner) –
Great resource with amazing examples. it saved me lots of time, and it gave my students the confident to write the osslt.
April L. (verified owner) –
Engaging unit that broke down the fundamentals of persuasive essay writing. The graphic organizers were very helpful.
Rhiannon G. (verified owner) –
This has been a helpful and great resource for my students.
Rhiannon G. (verified owner) –
This has been a helpful and great resource for my students.
Melanie C. (verified owner) –
I used this with my grade 9s and 10s and it was received well. So many of them do confuse main points with supporting evidence, so this helped. Great writing supports and examples.
Grace E. (verified owner) –
Great resource to teach my ELL students how to write persuasively.
Morgan G. (verified owner) –
Great unit! It was rigorous but accessible, students were engaged.
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