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Game-Changing Writing

Persuasive Paragraphs

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 8th Grade

In this lesson students develop their writing skills to create persuasive paragraphs with a claim and supporting evidence and reasoning. Students will see the real-world application of having strong writing skills and will be able to create a clear and well-supported argument using the CER structure. Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson
Game-Changing Writing

Persuasive Paragraphs

Tag Related

  • Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)

Subject Subject

  • English/Language Arts

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 8th Grade

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • ORG 401, 6-8.2.W.4, 8.2.W.3, 8.3.W.3
More 2 class periods
Time Frame 80 minutes
Genre Quest: Choose Your Adventure

Literary Genres

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 8th Grade

In this lesson, students explore characteristics of different literary genres and subgenres. Then, they apply their learning by identifying those characteristics in different short stories and transform elements of a fable into a different subgenre. Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson

Subject Subject

  • English/Language Arts

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 8th Grade

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 8.2.R.2, 8.3.W.1, CLR301
More 105 minutes
Time Frame 3 class periods