Persuasive Writing Guide, Graphic Organizer, & Rubric Template - Print & Digital

Are you struggling to teach your students how to write a persuasive essay? This editable guided writing resource has everything you need to teach engaging and effective writing lessons! These structured essay outlines, graphic organizers, rubrics, checklists, and anchor charts break down the writing process into manageable steps.

This how-to writing strategies guide with easy-to-follow writing materials feature detailed scaffolding steps that will guide your students on what to write, how to add information, how to organize, and what transition words to use with a persuasive writing prompt or with a writing unit. It’s the complete guide to teach students how to write a strong persuasive essay!

Do your students struggle with writing a persuasive essay? This powerful resource will give students strategies to generate ideas of what to write in their essay and how to organize their ideas. Empower your students in writing by implementing this time-saving resource with example writing guides. This step-by-step guided writing resource has everything you need to teach students how to write a persuasive essay and build confidence!

✏️ Included in this PDF & PowerPoint Resource:

✅ The Art of Persuasion Role-Play 1 and 2

✅ Persuasive Letter Template

✅ EDITABLE 3, 4, 5, & 7 Paragraph Checklist, Scaffold Guide, and Rubric (You can add due dates and change the point values!)

✅ Strategies for thinking of reasons while brainstorming

✅ Brainstorming Web

✅ Should/Shouldn’t Graphic Organizer

✅ Support/Oppose Graphic Organizer

✅ For/Against Graphic Organizer

✅ Cause & Effect, Definitions, & Compare/Contrast Graphic Organizer

✅ EDITABLE Blank Graphic organizers for students

✅ How to Write a Strong “Hook”

✅ How to Write a Strong “Knockout”

✅ Add Useful Information, Proofreading Marks, & Conclusion Paragraph Checklist

✅ Key Word List and EDITABLE Self-Assessment (You can change your point value!)

✏️ 3, 4, 5, & 7 Paragraph Scaffolding Guide:

✅ EDITABLE Scaffolded Graphic Organizer line by line on each page

✅ Hook Information Sheet and EDITABLE Graphic Organizer

✅ Knockout/Conclusion Information Sheet and EDITABLE Graphic Organizer

✅ Conclusion Paragraph Checklist

✅ EDITABLE Scaffolded Graphic Organizer line by line

✅ EDITABLE Scaffolded Graphic Organizer by paragraph

✅ Put Your Supporting Positions in Order

✅ Format Example

✅ Key Word List (Poster/Anchor Chart and for notebook)

✅ Add Useful Information to your Essay Poster/Anchor Chart & Student Checklist

Proofreaders' Marks:

✅ 3 Versions of Editing/Proofreading Marks Example Anchor Charts

✅ Editing/Proofreading Marks - Notebook sized for Journals

Modified Version:

✅ EDITABLE Checklist and Rubric

✅ Brainstorming Web

✅ EDITABLE Scaffolded Graphic Organizer line by line

✅ Writing Outline

✅ Key Word List and EDITABLE Self-Assessment

Scaffolding Extras:

✅ Writing Outline

✅ Add Useful Information to your Essay Alternate Poster

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Supports Common Core Standards (CCSS):

• Rubrics: ELA-LITERACY.W.3.4, W.4.4, W.5.4, W.6.4, W.7.4, W.8.4, W.9-10.4, W.11-12.4
• Add CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3-12.6 by having students research the Internet and type up the essay to implement technology for a cross-curricular assignment.
• Add CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3-12.7 & W.3-5.8 by having students conduct a research project by assigning a prompt. Have them gather relevant information through printed or digital sources. Be sure to have them add a bibliography.

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