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Expository Writing.

BUILDING BODY PARAGRAPHS The first topic sentence of the first paragraph will be the first reason that supports your position. You may even wish to begin.

Organization of an Argument

5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay Including a counter-argument.

Baseline Conclusions & Counter Claims. Counter Arguments - Rebuttals Now, address those arguments in a paragraph explaining why your position is a better.

Writing the Argumentative Essay. CHOOSING A TOPIC To begin an argumentative essay, you must first have an opinion you want others to share.

The Persuasive Essay.

 The first paragraph of any essay is the introduction paragraph.  The introduction paragraph is like an upside down triangle in that it begins broad.

 Argument  Big Claim/Thesis  Mini Claim/Reason  Evidence  Explanation  Counterclaim.

Argumentative Evaluation and Writing

Persuasive Essay Writing to convince others of your opinion.

Argumentative Essays Paper #2.

The Roadmap of Your Essay

Argumentative Writing: Logical Progression

Argumentative Writing: Conclusions

How to Write a Counterclaim Paragraph

writing to convince others of your opinion.

*The claim is your topic/main idea of essay

The Argumentative Essay

Argumentative Essay.

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This presentation is designed to introduce your students to the elements of an organized essay, including the introduction, the thesis, body paragraphs, topic sentences, counterarguments, and the conclusion.

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PERSUASIVE/ OPINION DIGITAL WRITING: THE GOOGLE SLIDES WAY

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Perhaps one of the most difficult subjects to teach is writing – be it a narrative, persuasive or even a creative genre.

But you know what – if we teach students the  structural components  of each genre, the job is half done.

For one thing, scoring is attributed to the hook, opinion, reasons and supporting details in a Persuasive Essay (also called an Opinion Essay) or the elements of a plot in a narrative. 

Sentence structure, vocabulary, spelling and puncutation in addition to the flair for writing make up the other half of the scoring. So setting up a child for a more or less 50% success rate by initially focusing on the structural elements of a writing genre is quite forthcoming.

It is interesting to note that writing for the reluctant becomes less intimidating if it is integrated with technology and based on a theme – makes sense doesn’t it – considering that most students love learning that involves digital devices and moreover a topic they can relate to.

This Persuasive/Opinion writing freebie in Google Slides  featuring sample texts with an  Earth Day  theme targets just that. All you need is a Google Drive account and you can assign this resource to your students via Google Classroom or any other safe online learning platform. I’ve also projected this lesson in Zoom by simply sharing my screen and walking students through the scaffolded steps outlined in each section of the writing lesson. 

The versatility of working with a writing lesson in Google Slides is that it could be a combination of presentation  and  interactive slides  that involve typing, clicking and dragging to order etc. 

So for instance, a slide detailing information can be presented by accessing ‘ v iew ‘ on the menu bar in Google Slides and selecting the option ‘ present ‘. 

Information to guide students can also be written on each slide itself thereby scaffolding  the structural elements of the genre.

Dragging sentence strips and placing them in the right order further reinforces the  structural components  of a persuasive piece. 

In addition,  constructive questions  on the mentor text help students reflect on the components of the persuasive essay.

Color coding in Google slides is an effective visual aid and here students can color code the mentor text thereby further assimilating information on the structural components of the persuasive/opinion essay. The mentor text in this resource is  editable  – which makes this possible.

The constructive questions are editable too, giving the teacher flexibility to change  spellings  or  content .

Graphic organizers are a powerful tool to guide writing and this helps students to keep their writing on track and  adhering to structure . That, as I mentioned earlier, is job half-done.

And finally, after students have planned their writing using the graphic organizer, they are ready to write their persuasive piece. The  checklist  on the right in the slide below would be a great reference tool as they write. Best of all, as this is a digital resource – students type. The perfect outlet for students who are reluctant writers.

So, if you haven’t yet started on having your students digitally write in Google Slides or you would like to try out this complete digital writing lesson on Persuasive/Opinion Writing – then do access this resource by  clicking here or on the image link.  

A  sequel to this lesson will also be coming soon – so keep in touch…

On a sidenote, If you use this resource with your students, I would be thrilled if you tag me on instagram  @teachtotell .

This post on  Opinion Writing With Google Slides originally appeared at Teach2Tell.com

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Teach your students the basics of what makes a good argumentative essay through this downloadable PowerPoint presentation.

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What makes a good argumentative essay?

Is it the topic itself?

The passion of the author?

The length of the text?

While all the above are beneficial, the format is the most critical feature when delivering a thoughtful, well-researched argumentative essay.

In this presentation, your students will look at writing examples to examine the necessary characteristics of an argumentative essay, including:

• The purpose for writing argumentative text
• How to establish a claim based on facts
• How to justify your text’s claim with supportive reasoning

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to identify a text’s strongest claim and whether it includes enough crucial facts to elevate the essay’s thesis.

How to Discuss the Features of an Argumentative Essay with Your Students

This resource is designed to be used as a refresher for students on identifying argumentative texts with well-written claims and evidence. Students will practice reading argumentative writing examples with the teacher. They will discuss with partners and as a class why some evidence is better than others and why some do not fully support a claim in an argumentative text.

Take the Discussion Further with Your Students

Challenge your class to put themselves in the shoes of the author by going deeper into what goes into writing an argumentative essay:

• What are some of the words in the text that persuade the reader to continue reading?
• Is there anything that could have supported the argument better?
• What would you research to find supporting facts and data?
• How would you conduct your research?

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This writing unit is specifically designed to meet the standards for persuasive writing (W.6.1, W.7.1, W.8.1). This persuasive writing unit will give students the opportunity to take two people, brands, businesses, activities, types of technology, or forms of entertainment that are commonly compared and make an argument for why one is better than the other.

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• Unit Plan: an overview of the 14 minilesson statements, each aligned to a Common Core State Standard for persuasive writing, sequenced to guide students through the writing process from start to finish.
• Detailed Minilessons: 14 fully-scripted writing minilessons for the teacher so that they can explicitly walk students through the gradual release of responsibility (minilesson statement, modeling, have-a-go, application, share) in each minilesson. The minilessons take students through each part of the writing process (genre immersion, pre-write, organize & outline, draft, revise, edit, publish & share). *Download the preview to see the specific minilessons covered throughout this unit.
• Mentor Text: A "this or that" persuasive essay mentor text, written by me, to reference throughout the writing process. The mentor text was written to exemplify each minilesson and be used as a tool for modeling and a reference during writing conferences/guided writing.
• PowerPoints: Each lesson contains a presentation of the lesson with the different steps of the lesson laid out (minilesson statement, modeling, have-a-go, application, share) for a great visual throughout each minilesson to help the lessons flow. These come in PDF and in editable form.
• Question Prompts for Writing Conferences: Question prompts specific to each minilesson to use in writing conferences and/or guided writing each day to reinforce the concept being taught are included. These questions make it seamless to hold writing conferences that will make a huge impact on students' writing.
• Student Handouts and Reference Guides: Student materials (prewriting sheets, graphic organizers, outline, reference sheets to assist with specific minilessons, handouts with prompting questions to guide revision, etc.) needed for each minilesson are included. A student "Editing Guide" is also included to assist students during the editing phase with capitalization, spelling, homophone, punctuation, commas, and sentence types reference sheets.
• Rubric Options: Rubrics are designed to assess the specific genre and type of writing in the writing unit. There are different rubric options included so teachers can use the rubric that works best for their purpose.
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• Minilesson-Based Rubric: does not mention specific CCSS standards and is based on the minilessons taught in the writing unit
• Just Feedback Rubric: designed to get students reading and thinking about feedback.
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• Sentence Level Writing Activities : Sentence level writing activities are included to help you guide your students through writing sentences with appositives, compound sentences, complex sentences, sentences with items in a series, and more. These can be used as a class starter during the writing unit. Having students practice sentence level writing will improve students' writing conventions and sentence variety.

***All lessons, student handouts, and rubrics come in a PDF and Microsoft Word version so teachers can use the materials in a way that best suits their teaching style and students’ needs. Additionally, all presentations are included as Google Slides and all students handouts are included as Google Docs for ease of use in Google Classroom.

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There are twelve writing units in total. Each persuasive, informative/explanatory, narrative, and research writing unit is designed to meet all of the standards for that genre. Each unit is designed to bring a unique spin to the overall genre of writing. Teachers can create a year-long writing curriculum based on the writing units they think will best meet the needs of their students. Teachers who teach solely writing will most likely be able to teach more writing units across the year than teachers who teach reading and writing within the same class period to students. Regardless, the writing units are purchased separately and can be put together to create a year-long curriculum covering all of the writing standards from the Common Core State Standards. Download the preview to see example scope and sequences tailored to represent different middle school teaching situations.

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- Memoir Vignettes-Narrative Writing

- Quote to Live By-Informative/Explanatory Writing

- Book Recommendation-Persuasive Writing

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Writing the Argumentative/Persuasive Essay

CHOOSING A TOPIC

To begin an argumentative/persuasive essay, you must first have an opinion you want others to share.

Possible Topic Ideas

• Should boxing be banned?
• Should the driving age be raised to 18?
• Should hunting be outlawed?
• Should recycling be mandatory?
• Should schools require student uniforms?
• Should college athletes be paid?
• Should the death penalty be abolished? �
• Should legal immigration be stopped?
• Should dying people be kept on life support?
• Should tobacco products be banned?
• Should the Internet be censored?
• Should music lyrics be censored?
• Should parents of teen vandals be held responsible for their child's damage?
• Should research on cloning be discontinued?
• Should a rookie salary cap be enforced in pro sports? �

To be valid, an opinion or point of view must be supported by facts and information .

Once you know what you will write about, you will need to do research on the topic.

Research through interviewing people, or reading newspaper, book, journal or Internet articles.

THESIS STATEMENT

The thesis statement

• states your position on the topic
• sets up the structure for the paper.

SUPPORT THE THESIS

Support your thesis with three reasons.

• Write down each of the three main reasons that support your belief on a separate piece of � paper.
• These are your arguments.

COUNTER-ARGUMENTS

• Every controversial issue has two sides.
• Once you can support your � position with research, you need to explore what others think.

PREPARING YOUR ARGUMENTS

• Look at the three main reasons for your opinion.
• What objections would others have to r each of your reasons?
• Write these down under each of your � reasons. Now you have three arguments and three counter-arguments.

ANSWERING COUNTER- ARGUMENTS

Write your answers down under the counter-arguments.

Now you have the raw material for each paragraph of the argumentative essay.

THE AUDIENCE

When introducing the topic, think about the audience first.

• How much does the audience know about the � topic?
• Is the audience likely to be friendly � or hostile to your position?
• How can you “hook” the audience’s � attention?

INTRODUCTION PARGRAPH

• The first sentence is a general statement, � designed to attract the reader’s attention.
• Second and perhaps third sentences � narrow the idea down to your specific idea.
• The last sentence in the introduction must be your thesis .

INTRODUCTION

Think of the introduction as having a funnel shape:

General statement (hook)

Specific information

Example of Intro Paragraph

More people die on driving on Greek roads in a single year than all the U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the fighting began. The road conditions and the mentality that leads to this unnecessary and avoidable loss of life should be changed.

Fact to support position and a good hook.

The authors position or Thesis Statement.

BUILDING BODY PARAGRAPHS

The first topic sentence of the first paragraph will be the first reason that supports your position.

You may even wish to begin the sentence with the word first to focus the reader’s attention on its importance.

FIRST BODY PARAGRAPH

Write a topic sentence and three details that �support the reason you believe what you believe.

Repeat the process until you have three paragraphs with

three different reasons and

three details to support that reason.

Counter Arguments�- Rebuttals

Now, address those arguments in a paragraph explaining why your position is a better one.

Research what people opposed to your point of view believe. Write down three counter- arguments to your position.

BUILDING PARAGRAPHS

• The final sentence in each paragraph � should sum up and make a transition to � the main idea of the next paragraph.

Concluding Paragraph

• Indicate in the conclusion that you have � shown the thesis statement to be true.
• Has a powerful ending often relating to the introduction.
• Do not include any new information in a � conclusion. If you have not mentioned � something yet in the paper, it is now too late.

What is not effective

Saying the opposing viewpoint is “stupid.”

Good essays are clear, calm and factual. Prove it instead.

Saying negative things about groups or individuals that have different view points.

This does not support your position but makes you seem petty instead.

How many is that?

• Intro Paragraph
• Body Paragraph 1
• Body Paragraph 2
• Body Paragraph 3
• Rebuttal Paragraph – other viewpoints
• Conclusion Paragraph

Reflecting on Your Paper

• Are you happy with what you have written?
• Have you made a convincing case for � your position?
• Is it clear that research supports your � position?
• Have you shown that you understand the � objections to your position?
• Is it clear that your position still � outweighs the possible objections?