The Persuasive Essay Workshop
A guided writing studio: claims, evidence, and counterarguments, step by step.
Materials
6 materials1
Slide deck
1
sample ads
2
Slides
2
anchor chart
3
Graphic organizer
4
Feedback rubric
Lesson plan
4 phases, 75 minGoal
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
single
Slide deck
sample ads
2
Mini-lesson: claim & evidence
Teach the claim–evidence–reasoning structure and how to fold in a counterargument.
20 min
class
Slides
anchor chart
3
Drafting studio
Students outline and draft a body paragraph using a graphic organizer; teacher confers.
35 min
single
Graphic organizer
4
Peer review & share
Partners swap drafts and give one glow and one grow against the rubric.
10 min
pair
Feedback rubric
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Ratings & comments
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.