A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing, K-2


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Children have voices that need to be heard and ideas that need to be understood. Building on this premise Sarah describes why you should try a persuasive writing unit of study, describes two units of study for the primary classroom, and lists tips and ideas for helping students get their persuasive writing out into the world. A Quick Guide to Teaching Persuasive Writing is part of the Workshop Help Desk series. About the Workshop Help Desk series The Workshop Help Desk series is designed for teachers who believe in workshop teaching and who have already rolled up their sleeves enough to have encountered the predictable challenges. If you've struggled to get around quickly enough to help all your writers, if you've wondered how to tweak your teaching to make it more effective and lasting, if you've needed to adapt your teaching for English learners, if you've struggled to teach grammar or nonfiction writing or test prep...if you've faced these and other specific, pressing challenges, then this series is for you. Provided in a compact 5" x 7" format, the Workshop Help Desk series offers pocket-sized professional development. For a comprehensive overview of the Units of Study in Opinion/Argument, Information, and Narrative series, including sample minilessons, sample videos, videos, frequently asked questions and more, visit UnitsofStudy.com.




A+ Guide to Persuasive Essays


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Persuasive essays, also called written arguments, are among the most common writing assignments and are used across the curriculum. Yet, despite their common use, many students struggle with the basics of creating a compelling, persuasive argument. Focusing on the four keys to persuasive writing, this booklet uses a step-by-step method to start with an assignment and end with a final draft. By following the clear examples and relying on the included templates, the writer will be able to generate a solid piece of persuasive writing on any topic. Table of Contents: How to Use This Booklet A Special Note about Rogerian Argument Step One: Understand the Assignment Step Two: The Working Outline Step Three: The Thesis Statement Checklist: Eight Things That Can Change Your Grade Step Four: The Introductory Paragraph Step Five: Body Paragraphs Checklist: How to Test Paragraph Organization and Development Step Six: Counter-Arguments Step Seven: Refutations Step Eight: The Conclusion Paragraph Step Nine: The Final Draft The First Layer: Revising Out Loud The Second Layer: Sentence Triage The Third Layer: “Find” Searches Fourth Layer: The Fine Points




Persuasion Points


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Persuasion Points answers those questions for secondary teachers, helping you seamlessly teach the explicit elements of high-scoring persuasive essays, which are so important for end-of-course writing examinations, state assessments, advanced courses, and national college-entrance tests. These 82 ready-to-go strategic exercises save you time and make writing instruction easy to incorporate in your instructional hour. Author Brian Backman includes: writing exercises for students, with teacher notes and reference sheets; tools to help students practice drafting, revising, and editing their essays while infusing elements of style; practice essays for students to score against a rubric; and skill-sharpening games and activities for the whole class; questions for close reading; a glossary of terms; and 101 writing prompts. With Persuasion Points, your students will be able to tackle any persuasive writing task with confidence!




Writing Tips and Tricks


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Annotation There is a reason why it's called "writer's block" long writing projects are daunting regardless of whether you are a student writing an essay or a professional who suddenly must access those long-forgotten academic skills to write a report. Our new Writing Tips & Tricks guide contains the information you need to get that project underway in an easy-to-use, color coded format. Use it to improve your writing so your point gets across and your readers take away the main ideas. Diagrams help illustrate key points in the writing process, and often forgotten grammar and mechanics issues are explained with examples.




Persuasive Writing


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Developed from powerful techniques consistently proven in the world of multi-million pound commercial bid writing, Persuasive Writing reveals the most efficient and effective ways to make your words work, time after time. Discover how to: Transform any document into something truly compelling and persuasive Understand what your reader really wants to hear and use this to get what you want Combine logic and emotion to convince even the most sceptical reader Whether you're writing for business or for pleasure, the longest document or the shortest email, with these and many more proven techniques, Persuasive Writing will ensure every word works for you.




Writing to Persuade


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"And with Writing to Persuade you'll introduce students to real-world genres such as letters, editorials, and advertisements. Caine even gives teachers advice and specific lessons on persuasive writing for standardized tests. Better yet, she saves you hours of prep time by including examples of high-quality persuasive writing from students as well as real-life examples culled from national sources that are ready to hand out during your lessons."--BOOK JACKET.




Persuasive Writing


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The proliferation of modern technology like e-mail and text messaging stresses speed over finesse: we depend on abbreviations and shortcuts while overlooking elegant, clear communication. While that’s handy for an informal note, what happens when we really have to compose a persuasive business letter, produce an effective report, or present an idea creatively? When the quality of our words really matters, Persuasive Writing can help. It features a simple, three-step process for mastering the principles of written business communication. First: define the purpose of the message. Second: organize the necessary information. Third: support your opinions with solid proof. The CD-ROM that comes with the book contains additional tools, tips, and tricks so any business professional can develop an effective personal writing style.




Persuasive Essay


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The most important form of writing in academics whether for class or for standardized tests is the same skill of persuasion that is monumentally important in life. This 6 page laminated guide has the essentials of building a level of persuasion that cannot be beat. With the task of "selling a jar of trouble" the breakdown of skills to selling an idea, concept or viewpoint in essay form are just as useful for a speech, debate or a sales pitch. Boost scores for essays and on standardized tests for less money than the cost of lunch. Communication & Ethos Goals The Target Audience The Unintended Audience Engaging the Audience Authority & Audience Identifying with the Audience (Immersion) Venue Matters The Vexed Problem of Literacy Outline: How to Persuade People to Buy Trouble Sample Persuasive Essay & Breakdown




Persuasive Essay


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Writing to Persuade: How to Bring People Over to Your Side


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From the former New York Times Op-Ed page editor, a definitive and entertaining resource for writers of every stripe on the neglected art of persuasion. In the tradition of The Elements of Style comes Trish Hall’s essential new work on writing well—a sparkling instructional guide to persuading (almost) anyone, on (nearly) anything. As the person in charge of the Op-Ed page for the New York Times, Hall spent years immersed in argument, passion, and trendsetting ideas—but also in tangled sentences, migraine-inducing jargon, and dull-as-dishwater writing. Drawing on her vast experience editing everyone from Nobel Prize winners and global strongmen (Putin) to first-time pundits (Angelina Jolie), Hall presents the ultimate guide to writing persuasively for students, job applicants, and rookie authors looking to get published. She sets out the core principles for connecting with readers—laid out in illuminating chapters such as “Cultivate Empathy,” “Abandon Jargon,” and “Prune Ruthlessly.” Combining boisterous anecdotes with practical advice (relayed in “tracked changes” bubbles), Hall offers an infinitely accessible primer on the art of effectively communicating above the digital noise of the twenty-first century.