Persuasive / Opinion Essay Writing Resource Pack

This is a carefully-crafted resource pack for teaching persuasive / argumentative opinion writing. It consists of:

45-page workbook including worksheets on every step of the persuasive essay writing process. Exercises on most pages. PDF and (editable) Word versions.
31-slide presentation mirroring the workbook (in Google Slide and PPT formats; fully editable)
6 pages of instructions with answer keys and suggested follow up exercises.
Workbook includes:

· Understanding your audience (with exercise)

· Idea generation (spider diagram + exercise)

· How to structure the essay

· Introduction (hook, topic & thesis statements with practice)

· Body (point, evidence, explain; counterclaims and response with practice)

· Conclusion (summarizing, opinion restatement, impactful finish with practice)

· Connectives (transition / sequence words + exercise)

· Persuasive devices (differentiating pathos, ethos, logos + 4 exercises)

· Two high-level exemplars (pro / contra) for students to annotate, analyze and evaluate.

· Two fully annotated versions of the above exemplars.

· Essay-writing scaffold

· Checklist

· 15 persuasive topic cards

· 15 Persuasive essay templates

The workbook pages can be printed as individual worksheets and are fully editable.

If you have any questions about, or problems with, the resource let me know in the comments or send me an email and I will address them immediately.

philip@drphilstuition.com

I hope you enjoy the resource.