The Persuasive Essay Workshop
A guided writing studio: claims, evidence, and counterarguments, step by step.
Supports
6 supports1
Slide deck
1
sample ads
2
Slides
2
anchor chart
3
Graphic organizer
4
Feedback rubric
Déroulé de séance
4 phases, 75 minObjectif
Students can draft a persuasive essay with a clear claim, three supporting reasons and an answer to the strongest objection.
1
Bell-ringer: spot the argument
Analyze two short ads and identify the claim and the appeal each one uses.
10 min
seul
Slide deck
sample ads
2
Mini-lesson: claim & evidence
Teach the claim–evidence–reasoning structure and how to fold in a counterargument.
20 min
classe
Slides
anchor chart
3
Drafting studio
Students outline and draft a body paragraph using a graphic organizer; teacher confers.
35 min
seul
Graphic organizer
4
Peer review & share
Partners swap drafts and give one glow and one grow against the rubric.
10 min
binôme
Feedback rubric
Les supports interactifs s'ouvrent en aperçu lecture seule avant l'achat.
Notes et commentaires
Students who normally disengage were arguing about the data by minute ten. I will take that.
Used this with my class last week and it landed perfectly — the pacing is spot on and students stayed engaged the whole time.
I did the same swap. Saved setup time and students were just as engaged.
Noted, I will add a timing warning to the description.