5th+Grade+Persuasive+Writing

Nancy Swett – Burwell
 * 5th Grade Persuasive Writing Assignment **
 * Lesson: **Students will be asked to write a persuasive paper on the topic: __Organized Afterschool Activities.__
 * Materials: **pencil, paper, colored highlighters (green, yellow, pink/red), and green, yellow, red/ pink strips.
 * Teacher Note: **This lesson is being used as a guided practice. Students will be given the topic, Big Ideas, and conclusion.
 * Purpose of Lesson ****: **The purpose of this lesson is to write a persuasive paragraph with guided practice on using the colored sentence strips.
 * Duration of Lesson ****: **Students are given the topic, position, and the conclusion. I have planned a one week lesson, but it may depend on your class’s experience.

**Day 1: Brainstorming ** Students will be given the Topic: Organized Afterschool Activities. The position will be Organized afterschool activities are beneficial for children. Students will use clouds to brainstorm both the topic and the position. We will brainstorm as a whole group. Some examples of our brainstorming may include: Geography Club, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Basketball, etc. Activities will depend on what is provided in your area, or your children’s experience. Try to expand their knowledge. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">Day 2: Planning ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px; line-height: 115%;">Since the students will be given the topic sentence the next step will be to look for their Big Ideas. They will be using their position brain cloud from day 1. Students should come up with at least 3 Big Ideas. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">Day 3: Number Notes ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px; line-height: 115%;">I plan to introduce Number Notes in this guided practice. Students will use their Big Ideas from day 2. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">Day 4: Highlighting ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px; line-height: 115%;">The next step will be to list supporting details. As we write our topic we will highlight in green, Big Ideas in yellow, supporting details in pink/red, and conclusion in green. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">Day 5: Verbalize ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px; line-height: 115%;">Have students take out their highlighted visual from day 4. Students will turn to a partner and verbalize their persuasive paragraph out loud using their highlighted papers. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">Day 6: Reinforce ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px; line-height: 115%;">Students get out their papers from yesterday. Teacher hands out colored sentence strips according to their plan. Write sentences on the coordinating color strips. Have students put their paragraph together using their strips to reinforce the form of the paper. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 13px; line-height: 115%;">Day 7: Share and Conclude ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px; line-height: 115%;">At this point I will have my students share their persuasive paragraphs within their groups. This paper will then go into their folder and may be brought out at another time for revising, editing, and publishing.