This Persuasive Writing Unit has EVERYTHING you need – worksheets, slides, and an engaging culminating task – to get your students excited about writing persuasive essays. The unit includes a 15-day unit plan to help you fit all the useful teaching content included altogether.
Worksheets: Students will work through a comprehensive, scaffolded workbook designed to build strong persuasive writing skills step-by-step. Each page introduces and reinforces key concepts, such as identifying purpose, audience, and claims; supporting arguments with credible evidence; and using rhetorical appeals like ethos, pathos, and logos. Through guided activities on hooks, thesis statements, body paragraphs, and conclusions, students will learn to craft clear, convincing essays. The unit concludes with a structured “Persuasive Essay Assignment,” where students apply their learning to plan, draft, and refine a persuasive piece on a topic of their choice.
Slides: Slides are included to help you introduce each concept to students. Slides also include interactive components where students type their answers directly on the slide. Note: Slides and workbook pages are NOT editable.
