Persuasive Letter Writing "made simple" with easy-to-follow lessons, writing examples, planning tools, and graphic organizers! Your students will LOVE writing letters to PERSUADE others to give them what they want!

(**Updated with Fresh Fonts and Clipart December 2024)

Easy-to-follow lessons:

• What is a persuasive letter (craft elements)?

• Developing ideas for persuasive letters

• Choosing an idea and writing two rough drafts.

• Choosing the best idea to develop into a finished piece of writing

• Planning out the issues and arguments.

• Testing supporting arguments to make sure they are “strong”.

• Writing an introduction and planning what transition words to use.

• Building Argument 1

• Building Argument 2

• Building Argument 3

• Using powerful and persuasive words

• Revise with a partner to find “holes”

• Writing a conclusion

• Revisit & revise

• Editing

44 Pages of Resources Include:

• Quick & Dirty Lesson Plan (instructions for how to teach each lesson).

• Two Sample Persuasive Letters to use as mentor texts

• Elements of Persuasive Texts Chart (with examples)

• Topic Ideas

• Paragraph Organization Checklist

• Words that Persuade Chart

• Choosing an Idea

• Planning Sheet (Issue; Arguments)

• Strong Reasons/Weak Reasons

• Writing Your Introduction (example provided)

• Writing Three Argument Paragraphs (three examples provided)

• Using Transition Words

• Avoiding “holes”

• Writing Your Conclusion (example provided)

• Revisit & Revise Checklist

• Editing Checklist

• 6 Display Posters

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