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Persuasive Practice: A Mt. Rushmore Addition

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This Persuasive Practice: A Mt. Rushmore Addition lesson plan also includes:

Budding authors research a US President and persuade the National Park Service to add him to Mt. Rushmore. In addition to the persuasive essay, individuals are required to develop a visual presentation using a web-based software that they then present to their class.

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
supporting details, details, Persuasive Writing, persuasion, introductions, the writing process, essay writing, arguments, conclusions, opinions, writing structure
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Additional Tags
conclusion, emotional appeal, introduction, organizational structure, position statement, state an opinion, supporting facts and details, counterargument, visual display, argument, persuasive essay, english language arts
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Instructional Ideas
  • Create an interdisciplinary unit between social studies and language arts
Pros
  • Combines writing and technology skills into one lesson
Cons
  • None