What is persuasive writing

K5 Learning provides the tools students need for persuasive writing.

This printable persuasive poster demonstrates easy and fun examples to teach children how to write a persuasive text.

Writing a strong opinion essay requires students to clearly support their opinions with specific, valid reasons. With a little planning during the pre-writing stage, students can justify their opinions and make a strong case in defense of their beliefs. Yesterday I shared how we use a graphic organizer to draft an introductory paragraph with a

Transition words and phrases (signal words) for the introduction, body and conclusion of the opinion/persuasive writing essay.

Possible topics for opinion writing

Transitions, or linking terms, bring order and direction to persuasive writing. Third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade students can choose from a list like this - or learn to tell how, when, or where with prepositional phrases. Visit Enjoy-Teaching.com to learn more.

It’s one thing giving an exhaustive account to students on how to write a persuasive essay and it’s another - actually providing a modeled sample and having students study the specific structure and layout. This unit on Persuasive Writing helps you to effectively do just that. https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/PERSUASIVE-OPINION-WRITING-2689087

This Opinion / Persuasive Writing - Transition Words poster helps my students write opinion pieces with more confidence and independence.I printed it as an 11x17 poster for display in the classroom and as an 8.5x11 resource sheet in my students' writing folders. It's so easy for them to read and use. They love it!Check out my other posters for use with your writing units. :)

Read about Earth Day and Writing a Persuasive Essay to Save the Earth.

Start-Up Activity Bring some local newspapers to class and share with your students a few letters to the editor. Point out that sharing opinions is a special right that we have. With this right comes the responsibility to be fair, respectful, and thoughtful. Let your students know that this chapter will help them write their own persuasive letters. Maybe students will even convince readers to take action to make the world a better place.