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Arts of persuasion
Strategies for teaching middle school students to think critically, analyze persuasive arguments, and use speaking and writing to persuade others.
Format: series (multiple pages)
Caucusing in the middle school classroom
In Arts of persuasion, page 1
Caucusing enables students to practice the elements of responsible citizenship, including persuasive writing and speaking.
By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
Persuasive writing: A classroom model
In Arts of persuasion, page 4
A plan for modeling persuasive writing with middle school students, using homework as the topic.
By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
Persuasive speaking: A classroom model
In Arts of persuasion, page 3
A plan for teaching persuasive speaking in the middle school classroom, with tips for speakers and on how to recognize bias.
By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
Jonathan Edwards and the art of persuasion
In this lesson, students will study the elements of persuasive writing in Jonathan Edward's “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” according to the following criteria: speaker, audience, occasion, and means of persuasion, and then analyze a contemporary piece of writing, such as an advertisement, for similar elements.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
By Dave Guiley.
Debates in the middle school classroom
In Arts of persuasion, page 2
A plan for staging a debate, including choosing a topic, "debate do's," and assessment.
By Pamela Myrick and Sharon Pearson.
North Carolina Cherokee Indians: The Trail of Tears
In this two week unit, students will study the Cherokee by participating in literature circles, learning about Native American story telling, writing a letter to Andrew Jackson to protest against the Creek War, and more.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
By Gina Golden.

Resources on the web

Inventing and presenting unit 3: Persuasive speaking and invention promotion
Students read about inventors, propose inventions to solve problems they have identified, and build and test their inventions. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 English Language Arts and Science)
Provided by: IRA/NCTE