Monday, March 25, 2013

Persuasive Writing: Lesson Two



Our next writing assignment will be a persuasive essay. With this writing piece your goal will be to get the reader to agree with you. We will begin this unit with a short, independent lesson from the Scholastic website. Click the link below to explore this lesson!

Persuasion Mini-Lesson: (Click on mini-lesson 2)



To begin the writing process you will start by brainstorming topics that you care about. Here is a list of some topics you could choose from:


● Should students be allowed to have cell phones in school?
● Should kids get paid for good grades?
● Should schools serve french-fries and other fried foods to students at lunch?
● Can video games be educational?
● Should students be able to listen to MP3 players on headphones during study hall?
● Should unhealthy fast food products be sold with a warning label?
● Should school athletes have to be on the honor roll to play in games?
● Are students being given too much homework?
● Should girls be allowed to play on boys’ sports teams?

Topics from: Mrs. Wright and http://www.custom-essay-writing.net/persuasive-essay-topics.html

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