Lesson Plan
Writing a Persuasive Paragraph by ECSDM
Subject
English Language Arts (2005), English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)
Grade Levels
Intermediate, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
Objectives
- To distinguish between fact and opinions
- To state one's opinion on a topic
- To provide examples and/or detail to support an opinion
- To write a persuasive paragraph
Procedure
- Introduce persuasion by showing several ads from magazines and asking students what these companies hope to accomplish with their ads.
- Show the second SMART Board slide and discuss.
- Tell students that the lesson's objective is for them to use persuasion effectively in a written paragraph.
- Tell students that persuasive writing start with an opinion or point of view on a subject.
- Show SMART Board slide three and discuss. Ask students to express their opinions about their own talents and good qualities. Record.
- Show students slide four and discuss that opinions need to be backed up with examples or details in order to be convincing.
- Students choose one of their attribute and create an attribute/example web similar to slide four. They need as least three examples or details in their web.
- Use SMART notebook slide five to show students how to turn their ideas into a well-constructed paragraph.
- Students write their persuasive paragraph.
- Writing a Persuasive Paragraph for SMART Notebook
Duration
This lesson should take approximately 60 minutes.
Assessment
A rubric for assessing the students' persuasive paragraph is attached.
Persuasive Paragraph Rubric
Description
Students will learn that they must justify their opinions in order to write persuasively. This lesson was designed for use with a SMART Board.
