Students will at some point be required to write a persuasive essay. This video focuses on planning, and is one part of a series that teachers can use immediately to teach this fundamental skillset. Other parts are about: the persuasive essay (an overview), topic selection, research, the refutation paragraph, types of evidence, and learning to write an introduction, body paragraphs and a conclusion. The whole unit could be taught in a week, and consists of: a 50-slide presentation with all the v