Persuasive and Argumentative Essay Unit - Lessons, Handouts, Sample Essays

Argumentative and Persuasive Essay Writing Unit - everything you need to help students grasp the concept of the five-paragraph Argumentative and Persuasive essays. Includes Teacher Notes/Instructions, Notes on the elements of an Argumentative/Persuasive Essay, handouts on the organization and structure (helping students learn the difference between the Argumentative Essay and the Persuasive Essay), lesson on writing an Argumentative/Persuasive Thesis, a Peer-Editing Checklist, Rubrics, 3 Sample Persuasive Essays and 2 Sample Argumentative Essays, and 15 Argumentative/Persuasive Essay Writing Prompts, and more!. Includes both PRINTABLE and DIGITAL VERSIONS for Distance Learning and In-Person Classrooms. 46 pages.

Argumentative and Persuasive Essay Unit includes:

✴️ Lecture notes/handouts on Elements of Argumentative/Persuasive Essays (Purpose, Key Prompt Words, Goals, etc.)

✴️ 6 Different Graphic Organizers for setting up and organizing both the Argumentative Essay and Persuasive Essay

✴️ Lecture notes/handouts on writing Argumentative and Persuasive Thesis Statements

✴️ Lecture notes/handout on Rhetoric: The Key to the Argumentative Essays and Persuasive Essay

✴️ Lecture notes/handout on Logic and Emotion in Persuasive Writing

✴️ Worksheet with activity on Identifying Logic and Emotion in Persuasive Writing

✴️ Worksheet with activity on What will the Opposition Say?

✴️ Guided Organizers for Organizing 3 different setup options for Argumentative Essays

✴️ Guided Organizers for Organizing 3 different setup options for Persuasive Essays

✴️ 3 Argumentative Essay Structure Outlines for note-taking or brainstorming

✴️ 3 Persuasive Essay Structure Outlines for note-taking or brainstorming

✴️ Teacher's Notes on Argumentative/Persuasive Evaluation

✴️ Argumentative Essay Peer-Editing Checklist

✴️ Persuasive Essay Peer-Editing Checklist

✴️ General Essay Rubric

✴️ 3 Sample Persuasive Student Essays (for individual, small group or whole-class evaluation)

✴️ 2 Sample Argumentative Student Essays (for individual, small group or whole-class evaluation)

✴️ 15 Argumentative/Persuasive Writing Prompts

✴️ PLUS, a BONUS Persuasive Essay Template with notes, sample essay template, and blank Persuasive Essay Template!

When students are ready to begin writing their own essays, have students practice writing the parts of the essay (titles, grabbers, topic sentences, etc.) with the Teaching the Essay Writing Process - Essay Writing Basics Resource BUNDLE

For practicing evaluating and peer-editing other specific types of essays, be sure to check out our products on Informative/Explanatory Essays, Cause/Effect Essays, Cause and Effect Essays, Response to Literature Essays, Descriptive Essays, and more under the Essay and Writing Category on TpT and SimplyNovel.com

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