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Lesson Plan

Strategic School Persuasion

Persuasive writing is at hand! With authentic and relevant school-related topics, students will encounter and use organizational structures found in persuasive essays.
Grade:
Third Grade
Subjects:
English Language Arts
Writing
Writing Organization
Claims and Counterclaims
View aligned standards
W.3.1.a
W.3.1.b
W.3.1.d
W.3.4

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to organize a persuasive essay, which includes an opinion and corresponding reasons.

Introduction

(5 minutes)
  • Introduce the topic of prewriting organization to your class. Explain that writers sometimes use sequencing organization, such as when they are writing a story.
  • Ask student volunteers to share their opinion about familiar topics, such as certain types of foods, pets, etc.
  • Tell your students that today, they will be learning how to organize a persuasive essay using some school-related topics.