Unit 2 Personal and Persuasive Essays
Writers will begin this unit by focusing on writing personal essays and graduate toward writing persuasive essays. Essay writing is extremely important throughout our students educational career as well as in their adult lives. Writing a well organized essay helps us to relay our ideas in a clear and organized manner. This is an essential skill that our students will utilize throughout their lives.
Writers will first learn how to create a strong thesis statement and support their thesis with strong reasons and examples. Writers will plan their essays with graphic organizers located below. Writers will collect ideas and learn how to locate the best evidence to support their thinking! Next, writers will move toward writing persuasive essays where we will learn how to locate, identify and choose information to support our thesis statement. Writers will use various types of texts, such as; newspaper articles, encyclopedia search engines, graphs, and texts to persuade our readers!
This is an exciting unit where writers grow right before our eyes!
Writers will first learn how to create a strong thesis statement and support their thesis with strong reasons and examples. Writers will plan their essays with graphic organizers located below. Writers will collect ideas and learn how to locate the best evidence to support their thinking! Next, writers will move toward writing persuasive essays where we will learn how to locate, identify and choose information to support our thesis statement. Writers will use various types of texts, such as; newspaper articles, encyclopedia search engines, graphs, and texts to persuade our readers!
This is an exciting unit where writers grow right before our eyes!
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