Persuasive+Writing

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS [|Persuasive Strategies] Basic introduction to the types of persuasive strategies [|Note-taking form for PowerPoint above] This PowerPoint teachers more complex strategies for persuasion, but the analogy could be used with students at lower levels.

LINKS
==[|Pros & Cons of Controversial Issues] This free site offers pro and con support for current controversial issues.==

[|Write It Writing Workshop Persuasive Essay.]This interactive site developed by Scholastic, see the home page, supporst teen writers in various genre.

See Persuasive Writing in Region 15 [|Graphic Organizers]

[|Persuasive Prompts]See the large print examples of persuasive prompts, plus other prompts. [|Read Write Think Resources for Persuasive] This is an outstanding resource. Persuasive strategies and the note-taking form (top of this page) are examples. See the Persuasive Map, an interactive resource

**ELA Unit Video Release in Partnership with Teaching Channel & Denver Public Schools!** See this new six-part video series showcasing an exemplar unit that focuses on ELA instruction for middle school English Language Learners. This showcases a 5-wee lesson plan on Persuasion and includes scaffolding use of complex texts. Rec. by Tricia Blanco.