Persuasive Writing for Kids - Episode 3: Making a Plan
2 min3rd4th5thReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Planning a persuasive piece: stating your position and organizing your strongest reasons and evidence before drafting.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
A plan organizes your position and your strongest reasons.
- What goes into a persuasive plan?
- Why put your strongest reason where it counts most?
- What is your position, and what are your top reasons?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: plan, position, evidence
- Write your position and list three reasons in order of strength.
- Add one piece of evidence to your strongest reason.