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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)
- Vote for me! A re-election editorial
- In Rethinking Reports, page 1.4
- A research assignment in which students write an editorial for or against the re-election of a selected president.
- By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
- Persuasive writing: The importance of work permits
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.5
- In this lesson, students will read about child labor laws and work permits, and will write a persuasive paper based on what they've learned.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- 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.
- Along the Trail of Tears
- A part of history is often forgotten when teaching younger students. This is the relocation of the Cherokee Indians when the white settlers wanted their property. The US Government moved whole groups of Indians under harsh conditions. This trip became known as the Trail of Tears. Using this as a background students will explore and experiment with persuasive writing as they try to express the position of Cherokee leaders.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Glenda Bullard.
- Instructional writing
- In Web Publishing & Collaboration Guide, page 1.5
- Writing a lesson plan for other teachers to use isn't like writing one for yourself. When you write for the web, you're practicing instructional writing.
- Format: article/help
- 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.
- Rethinking Reports
- Creative research-based assignments provide alternatives to the President Report, Animal Report, and Famous Person Report that ask students to think about old topics in new ways, work collaboratively, and develop products that support a variety of learning styles.
- Format: series (multiple pages)
- 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.
- Solving workplace problems: Refining the use of argument
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.8
- In this lesson plan, students are presented with two writing prompts that describe workplace problems. Students complete a graphic organizer to help them map out the problem-solving process.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- Effective communication for successful careers
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 1.7
- In this lesson plan, students consider the elements of effective communication and write an informative or persuasive paper with a particular audience in mind.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Andrea Fedon, Gail Frank, and Cindy Neininger.
- CareerStart lessons: Grade eight
- This collection of lessons aligns the eighth grade curriculum in math, science, English language arts, and social studies with potential career opportunities.
- Format: (multiple pages)
- Uncovering assumptions through critical writing
- Students will learn to identify assumptions and propaganda techniques in advertisements. They will then use these techniques to create their own advertisement for a product and write a business letter persuading a company to produce their product.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7–8 English Language Arts)
- By Rennie Lee.
- Jim Crow and segregation
- This is an integrated lesson plan that incorporates both eighth grade language arts and history. Using Internet research, literary analysis, and persuasive technique, students will practice reading and writing skills while analyzing the impact of Jim Crow Segregation on African Americans living in North Carolina and elsewhere.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Burnetta Barton.
- Is no man an island?
- This unit is designed to encourage thinking about our connectedness to and responsibilities toward others. Materials in this unit are used to demonstrate humankind's need to refute an impersonal natural order.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 English Language Arts)
- By Jewell Kendrick.
- Career research and writing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade seven, page 1.2
- In this lesson for grade seven, students will learn about a career that interests them and then share what they learned in peer groups. Students will then write a letter to the Better Business Bureau stating why they should be given an internship in their chosen career.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts and Guidance)
- By Michelle Kimel.Adapted by Kenyatta Bennett, Anissia Jenkins, and Sonya Rexrode.
- Walking the Trail of Tears
- Students will read accounts and experience what happened on the Trail of Tears. They will discuss the causes of removal, explore the trail and understand the effects it had on the Cherokee.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies)
- By Marsha Davis.
- Now what? A President considers a career change
- In Rethinking Reports, page 1.2
- In this alternative to the dreaded "President Report," students write a resumé for an ex-president.
- By Melissa Thibault and David Walbert.
- Further reading
- In The five features of effective writing, page 7
- An annotated bibliography on the Features of Effective Writing.
- By Kathleen Cali.
- Justice for all?: To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill
- Following a study of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, students will view the courtroom scenes in To Kill a Mockingbird and A Time to Kill and determine factors which influenced the verdicts in each trial.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Becky Ackert and Deborah Belknap.
