Persuasive Writing Teaching Resources for 5th Grade
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Opinion Essay Structure Escape Room – Mission Persuasion!
Teach opinion essay structure with this engaging escape-room game that helps students build a series of strong, convincing arguments.
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Opinion Writing Prompts Pack
Download these opinion writing prompts to support students in planning and writing persuasive texts on a variety of age-appropriate topics.
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PEEL Paragraph Structure for Persuasive Writing Teaching Slides
Support students to master PEEL paragraph structure in their persuasive writing with this comprehensive slide deck perfect for direct instruction.
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Rhetorical Devices Anchor Charts
Support students to improve their persuasive writing with these rhetorical devices anchor charts.
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Opinion Sentence Starters Poster
Use this opinion starter sentences poster to help your students write strong sentences for their persuasive texts.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - Zoos Are No Place for Animals
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Opinion Writing Examples and Analysis Worksheet
Use these opinion writing examples to teach your students how purpose, structure and language features work together in strong persuasive texts.
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Linking Devices in Persuasive Writing Worksheet Pack
Teach how linking devices can be used to connect ideas in persuasive writing with this set of 5 activity worksheets with answers.
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Persuade Me Opinion Writing Prompts
Encourage students to write opinion texts with these engaging task cards or teaching slides.
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Opinion Paragraph - OREO Planning Template
Help your students write well constructed opinion paragraphs using the OREO acronym with these planning templates.
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Writing Opinion Texts Teaching Slides
Teach your students about opinion writing with this detailed slideshow targeted at upper elementary school students.
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PEEL Paragraph Structure Poster and Worksheets
Explore the acronym PEEL to help with paragraph technique during opinion writing lessons.
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Stick Person Graphic Organizer
A simple and effective graphic organizer that can be used for a wide range of purposes including note taking, mind mapping, and planning writing responses.
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Persuasive Writing Planning Template
A planning template to use when writing a persuasive or opinion text.
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Identifying Persuasive Language Worksheets
Explore persuasive language with your students using this set of five persuasive texts on a variety of age-appropriate topics.
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Persuasive Writing Template Pack
Download this persuasive planning template pack that helps upper elementary students organize their ideas clearly and confidently as they prepare to write well‑structured persuasive texts.
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Rhetorical Questions Interactive Activity
Explore rhetorical questions with your students using this digital game perfect for your persuasive writing lessons.
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Persuade Your Parents – Persuasive Writing Project
Download this ‘Persuade Your Parents’ persuasive writing project to guide your students through the process of convincing a parent or carer to change a household rule.
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Persuasive Essay Examples with Analysis Task Cards
Use these persuasive essay examples with accompanying task cards to teach your students how purpose, structure and language features work together in strong persuasive texts.
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Narrative Paragraph Topic Sentences – Digital Template
Get your students to write a narrative paragraph using these topic ideas designed to inspire creativity and confidence in your young writers.
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Persuasive Paragraph Topic Sentences – Digital Template
Unlock persuasive paragraph starters with this ready-to-use slide deck designed to inspire confident, well-structured writing.
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Sentence Starters for Writing Slides
Spark creativity with our sentence starters for writing slides that provide your students writing prompts across three writing genres.
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Debate Speaker Roles Poster Pack
Download and display these colorful classroom anchor charts that clearly explain every debate speaker role for each member of a debating team.
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Bare Assertions Worksheet Pack
Strengthen student writing by helping them turn a bare assertion into a well-supported opinion using these engaging and practical worksheets.
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Debate Speech Template Pack
Support student success with a debate speech template that guides them through writing and delivering persuasive speeches in every debate role.
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Opinion Writing Worksheets — "Life on the Road"
Contemplate life on the open road with these opinion writing worksheets that help students construct a piece of writing backed by their personal reasons and opinions.
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Debate Team Roles Checklists
Support students to understand debate team roles with this clear speech-writing checklist designed to guide each speaker through their responsibilities.
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Opinion Writing Task - Movies Are More Enjoyable Than Books
Help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text with this opinion writing activity.
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Plus-Minus-Interesting Chart
Use this Plus-Minus-Interesting Chart set in any subject area to get your students talking!
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Genre of the Month - Writing Prompt Grids (Upper)
Introduce your students to a variety of writing genres with our printable genre-specific writing prompt grids.
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Opinion Writing Checklist Resource Pack
Encourage young writers to improve their writing skills with differentiated Opinion Writing Checklists.
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Opinion Writing Anchor Chart
Introduce younger students to the language associated with opinion writing with a printable opinion writing anchor chart.