Concept I: Writers use mentor text to study characteristics of opinion writing and form and express an opinion
Session 1 Writers form and express an opinion.
Session 2 Writers form and express an opinion after reading and discussion.
Session 3 Writers analyze persuasive writing to determine persuasive tools.
Concept II: Writers rehearse their persuasive essay.
Session 4 Writers research to understand an argument.
Session 5 Writers think carefully about how to gather research.
Session 6 Writers plan their claim and reasons.
Session 7 Writers evaluate reasons with an audience in mind.
Session 8 Writers use boxes and bullets to help organize their ideas.
Concept III: Writers plan and draft their persuasive essays.
Session 9 Writers choose convincing evidence from research and paraphrase.
Session 10 Writers use powerful quotations to make their essay persuasive.
Session 11 Teacher’s choice based on student’s needs.
Session 12 Writers draft by organizing their Boxes and Bullets into paragraphs.
Concept IV: Writers revise and edit to make their persuasive essay more effective.
Session 13 Writers use a student checklist to set goals.
Session 14 Writers revise by cross-checking for structure and basic elements of a text type.
Session 15 Writers create a counterargument, by presenting the opposing point of view and telling why it is wrong.
Session 16 Writers revise their introductions to hook their readers.
Session 17 Writers use words and phrases to link each part of the essay to the claim.
Session 18 Writers write conclusions that restate their claim and ask their reader to take action
Session 19 Writers fix their words so their readers take their writing seriously.
Session 20 Writers share their opinions with the world
Concept V: Writers independently plan and publish persuasive essays.
Session 21 Writers re-evaluate their writing to make new goals.
Session 22 Writers use all their strategies to stand up to make a change.
Session 23 Writers work independently using the persuasive journey checklist.
Session 24 Teacher’s choice based on student’s needs.
Session 25 Writers think about the truthfulness of their argument and use word choice to make the argument valid.
Session 26 Writers edit their writing in the midst of planning and drafting.
Session 27 Writers practice reading their writing to make sure it sounds convincing.
Session 28 Writers share work they are proud of.
Session 29 Writers reflect on their writing growth.
