ELA 5-7: Pursuasive Writing Using Digitial Technologies

ELA 5-7: Pursuasive Using Digital Technologies

In this writing mini unit we developed our Persuasive Writing Skills moving towards being able to write a

       Before 

- Discussion of prior knowledge of persuasive writing

      During

- Watched a SMART exchange video on persuasive writing

- Reviewed understanding of and practiced doing some persuasive exercises

- Read various examples of persuasive writing and noted the differences and similarities. (Also, noting the variety of writing dress-ups; so that we can hear the persuasive words.)

- Co-constructed criteria for the writing process of persuasive writing.

- Students created their own persuasive paragraph writing examples.

-  Learned how to improve so the writing incorporated the specific writing strategy and dress-ups so that the listener, reader could hear the conviction of being persuaded.

-  Students then chose one of their samples to create a power point presentation for class.

       After

-  Analyzed the writing using the criteria together as a class. Using the feedback we will created another piece of persuasive writing. The final goal: moving towards the five paragraph essay process/product.