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!

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