| Lesson plan | Lesson plan |
| What to create | Lesson plan |
| Which subject | English |
| What topic | Persuasive writing |
| What length (min) | 30 |
| What age group | Year or Grade 9 |
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Academic Subject: English
Topic: Persuasive Writing
Grade Level: Year/Grade 9
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Explain to the students that in today's lesson they will learn about persuasive writing and how to write persuasively. Ask students if they have heard of persuasive writing before and what they think it means. Write their responses on the board and expand upon them.
Explain that persuasive writing is a specific type of writing where you are trying to convince your reader to agree with your point of view or take a specific action. Discuss the general structure of persuasive writing, which begins with a strong opening that catches the reader's attention, followed by a clear thesis statement that presents the writer's argument, and provides evidence to support it.
Introduce students to the different techniques used in persuasive writing. Examples could include appealing to emotions, using expert opinion and statistics, making bold statements, or offering solutions to problems.
Provide students with a selection of persuasive writing examples and have them evaluate each piece. Ask them to identify the writer's thesis statement, evidence used to support it, and the persuasive techniques used. Afterward, have students share which persuasive writing examples they found particularly effective and why.
Have students practice writing persuasively themselves. Provide them with a prompt, such as "Should students be allowed to use cellphones in school?" and have them write a persuasive essay that defends their position. Encourage them to use persuasive techniques and evidence to support their argument.
Have students share their persuasive writing pieces and engage in a class discussion on persuasive writing. Recap the different persuasive techniques and encourage students to use them in their future writing. Remind them that persuasive writing can be used in a variety of settings, such as creating a proposal, writing a letter to the editor, or even convincing family and friends to see things from their perspective.
Assessment will be based on student participation during class discussion, evaluation of persuasive writing examples, and the successful completion of the writing prompt.