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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkShould Mammals Be Kept In Captivity? Sample Persuasive Essay
Grades: 6 to 8Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis resource, from Scholastic s Teacher Resource page, features a student-written persuasive essay. Written by Sharon Banta, th...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEndangered Species - Persuasive Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis student reproducible is from ABCTeach. Students are asked to play the role of a newspaper reporter, select a topic related ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMaking the Personal Political: Writing Opinion Pieces About Meaningful Issues to Kids
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Career & Technical Ed, English-Language Arts, Arts, Media, & Entertainment, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, from the New York Times Learning Network, students identify controversial topics on which they have strong opini...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLink"Got Milk?" or "Not Milk!"? - That Is the Question: Critically Analyzing Information about Dairy Products on the Internet
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: Nutrition, Reading Comprehension, Health & Physical Education, Health Education and 2 additional..Is milk good for you or not good for you? In this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students explore both si...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDear Librarian: Writing a Persuasive Letter
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literature, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this ReadWriteThink lesson, students write to their school librarian, requesting that a specific text be added to the school ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkCan You Convince Me? Developing Persuasive Writing
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThrough a classroom game and resource handouts, students learn about the techniques used in persuasive oral arguments and apply ...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Case for Reading?Examining Challenged and Banned Books
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: Literary Analysis, English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesStudents examine books, selected from the American Library Association Challenged/Banned Books list, and write persuasive pieces...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Magic Touch: Exploring Augmented Reality as a Teaching Tool
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Technology, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students learn about the educational applications for new Magic Bo...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPersuasive Pressures: Exploring Ways to Win Votes and Influence People
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, American Democracy, Writing Strategies, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students investigate various lobbying groups. They then practice l...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWrite Letters That Make Things Happen!
Grades: TK/K to 12Subjects: Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, World History, History-Social Science and 2 additional..This ReadWriteThink resource focuses on the letter that U.S. schoolgirl Samantha Smith wrote to Russian premier Yuri Andropov in...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkListen to the Nightingale
Grades: 5 to 8Subjects: Music, English-Language Arts, Writing Strategies, Visual ArtsIn this lesson, one of a multi-part unit from ARTSEDGE, students learn music vocabulary and use it to assess David Maddox's musi...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkVoting! What's It All About?
Grades: 3 to 5Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, from ReadWriteThink, students both listen to information read aloud from a variety of sources and read from fict...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPersuasive Writing
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, Writing StrategiesThis resource, from the Kent School District, features a collection of links to over 30 different lesson plans and classroom res...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkDown to the Wire: Debating the Worth of Computers in Schools
Grades: 6 to 12Subjects: English-Language Arts, Technology, Reading Comprehension, Writing Strategies, History-Social ScienceIn this lesson, found on the New York Times Learning Network, students reflect on their computer use and explore various perspec...Contributor: ThinkfinityViews: 0Favorites: 0