Students view various paintings and write down the adjectives that come to mind. Using the painting, they use information from a previous lesson to write their own critique or point of view. They share their writings with the class.

Students investigate the proposed Gazprom City in St. Petersburg, Russia. They review proposals from international architects and consider the pros and cons of the Gazprom City development. Students conduct a mock public hearing to...

Students study about Asia from class lecture. They study about the continent, the main places in Asia, the products, the climate, and other important facts so they can write an outline for their paper. Students write their outline and...

Students discover that when writing a how-to paper, they are telling readers how to do something such as cook a particular recipe. They then choose one of the provided topics and write their own how-to paper.

Third graders choose an animal to research and write a report about. They determine the animals' habitat, animal classification, whether it is endangered or extinct, and the type of food it eats. Also, they add any special...

Sixth graders explore the solar system. Using the Internet, 6th graders gather information about planets in our solar system. Students participate in an activity to determine where they should build the first city in space. They create a...

Third graders research basic information about the moon and identify the phases and order of the phases of the moon. They conduct Internet research, complete a moon WebQuest, and write a magazine article about the moon using their...

Learners research the history of the conflict in the Middle East and why the peace process is so complex. They step out of their "comfort zone" and examine both the Palestinian and Israeli perspectives of the conflict with an open mind....

In this Animal Farm chapter one worksheet, students state the main idea of the chapter. The worksheet asks that the student summary includes title, author, topic, main idea, and quotations. In addition, students paraphrase the chapter...

A kindergarten teacher shares how she introduced persuasive writing in her classroom. After a discussion about "problems" that need to be fixed in their school, the class decided they wanted to write the principal a persuasive letter...

Learn to write a five-paragraph persuasive essay by working through six links to videos, graphic organizers, and activities on space exploration.

Work through nine links to videos, images, and graphic organizers to learn about persuasive writing.

This site focuses on the student learning how to write strong persuasive essays. Strategies are provided to help the student complete a persuasive writing assignment.

Using the song "Where Is the Love" by the Black-Eyed Peas and "Excuse Me, Mr." by Ben Harper, students will begin to think about injustices that exist in our world. Ultimately, student writers will compose an essay based on a persuasive...

Students will evaluate whether federal tax on gas and diesel fuels should stay the same or increase based on data researched and write persuasive letters to their local papers and legislators urging them to take their stance.

After looking over several articles and reports about lead in the environment being toxic, students will write persuasive letters to various government officials to tell them how they feel about what the government is currently doing...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Your kindergarten students will learn how to share their opinion with others through entertaining and purposeful persuasive writing practice. At the completion of this lesson, students will be able to...

This page from California State University at Fullerton list twenty-three common fallacies in reasoning. Each includes an explanation and two examples. The list includes the following: faulty cause, sweeping generalization, hasty...

Media Smarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this lesson, young students will learn about online advertisements targeted to children. Students will play on online game; they will create an advertisement for a...

MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. For this lesson, young students will learn how to differentiate "branded" and brands" in content. Students will also learn learn strategies and goals of advertisers.

The Baka are a semi-nomadic forest people who live in the republic of Cameroon in central Africa. In this video from Africa, the Baka men meet with a government official for help to protect their forest.

Analyze the persuasive impact of rhetorical structures and devices in famous speeches.

An interactive three-part lesson on how fine print is used in advertising. In part one students read three advertisements and determine which details from the ads are important and which are not. In part two students read six...

The world is an ever changing place, and through this instructional activity students will have a chance to send a call out for change. Using Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A-Changin'" as an inspiration and a model, students will...