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PPT
TES Global

Tes: Writing to Persuade: Lesson Presentation

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] The PowerPoint lesson will guide students through the steps in persuasive writing.
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Rubric
TES Global

Tes: Leaflet Self Assessment to Support Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will create a leaflet that will persuade classmates to read the book Holes, a young adult book written by Louis Sachar. These rubric resources will used for peer assessments and self-assessments.
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Lesson Plan
TES Global

Tes: Guided Reading Resources: Nonfiction

For Teachers 2nd - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This learning module contains several guided reading resources. Students will be able to use the charts to guide themselves as they discuss informational texts and persuasive texts. Teachers can monitor...
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PPT
Tom Richey

Slide Share: Why Do Writers Write?

For Students K - 1st Standards
A slide show with nine slides explaining the author's purpose to persuade, inform, or entertain.
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Handout
Other

Propaganda: Common Techniques: Special Appeals: Bandwagon

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the propaganda technique known as bandwagon, bandwagoning, or bandwagon appeal. Also includes a few questions that people can ask themselves in order to gauge whether or not they are falling victim to this technique.
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E Reading Worksheets

E Reading Worksheets: Author's Purpose Worksheets

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Several worksheets and assessments are provided on this module. Students will have numerous exposures to the topic of "author's purpose" in each practice exercise and assessment.
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: What's the Purpose? [Pdf]

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to purpose: persuade, inform, entertain, and explain. Materials are included. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.6
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Lesson Plan
Florida Center for Reading Research

Florida Center for Reading Research: Text Analysis: Persuade, Inform, Entertain Sort

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
A lesson plan in which students read short texts and sort them according to the author's purpose: to persuade, to inform, or to entertain. Materials are included. [PDF]
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Friendly Controversy

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
How do I convince others to understand my side of the story? Second grade students conducted shared research activities and participated in a Socratic Seminar practicing the techniques of persuasive reasoning.
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Readworks: Reading Lesson 3: To Persuade

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This instructional activity focuses on identifying text evidence that shows that the author's purpose is to persuade. Draw a conclusion about what the author is trying to persuade the reader to do or think. Text, worksheet, and chart are...
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Cause & Effect With "Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears" Day 4

For Teachers 1st
We are finishing up the story today. Today we are finishing analyzing the story by thinking about how the events and characters developed by the end of the text.
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Lesson Plan
South Carolina Educational Television

Know It All: Author's Purpose Pie

For Teachers 3rd Standards
Third graders will determine the authors purpose in creating a story.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Bandwagon Fallacy

For Students 9th - 10th
A short Wikipedia article explaining the logical fallacy called "the bandwagon fallacy," also known as "appeal to the people," "authority of the many," "argument by consensus," "appeal to the gallery," "appeal to popularity" or...
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Handout
Other

Writing Persuasion

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site has a simple set of guidelines to use when writing a persuasive essay.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Authors Purpose

For Students K - 1st Standards
A five-part learning module with links to videos and an image on author's purpose.
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Author's Purpose

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Slideshow provides an explanation of the author's purpose which is to reflect, inform, persuade, or entertain (RIPE).
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Interactive
Room Recess

Room Recess: Author's Purpose

For Students K - 1st Standards
Read short texts and determine whether their purpose is to inform, entertain, or persuade in order to move around the board in this online learning game. Click on video lessons for an understanding of author's purposes including types of...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 3rd Grade: Author's Purpose: Test

For Students 3rd Standards
This interactive assessment features 6 multiple-choice over author's purpose terms and examples: The terms are to persuade, inform, and entertain.
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 3rd Grade: Author's Purpose: Match

For Students 3rd Standards
In this interactive game, students match terms relating to author's purpose to examples of each; the purposes are to persuade, inform, and entertain.
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Activity
Quizlet

Quizlet: 3rd Grade: Author's Purpose: Flashcards

For Students 3rd Standards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on the terms relating to author's purpose and examples of each; the purposes are to persuade, inform, and entertain.