POWER Prep

Use this OREO to help your students understand persuasive writing. FREEBIE, please rate and check out my other resources for persuasive writing.

USE THIS AFTER INTRODUCING THE MICHAEL DUNN COURT CASE. if you REALLY need a resource to introduce the Michael Dunn court case (which my students loved, I will upload by request.) Perfect for 7th grade STAAR writing Shows students how to turn a Thesis statement into two strong topic sentences. I used this the second times my students did this assignment. The powerpoint uses different animations to walk students through the steps (highly suggested to buy along with the worksheet) Comes w

I strongly recommend you buy the powerpoint if you buy the worksheet! Teach students the following persuasive techniques: Bandwagon Emotional Testimonial Faulty Reasoning repetition (tested on STAAR) My students learned each technique with a video, they absolutely LOVED this lesson and could apply each technique after their guided notes to a court case we read before on the Michael Dunn trial. This lesson would be great on a day #2 of a persuasive unit, after introducing persuasive writing.

A quick horror story lesson for one day (can be made shorter or longer) This lesson includes two short stories, pre-reading activity, and multiple choice questions for state testing practice (STAAR-Texas). Standard this covers: F19D making inferences with text evidence

Step by Step guide to writing persuasive introductions! Perfect addition to a persuasive writing unit. Contains: Focus questions, key ideas, reflection, and guided notes.

Two articles on sleep paralysis with multiple choice questions for each. Texas 6-8 STAAR aligned questions for F19E (summarizing) independent practiceexpositoryguided practice

Review packet for Thanksgiving. Covers multiple reading standards. Sorry I only have the PDF, which is why this activity is only $1. Hope it helps!