Persuasive Writing Teaching Resources for 5th Grade
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Persuasive Writing Planning Template
A planning template to use when writing a persuasive or opinion text.
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Opinion Prompt Cards – Set 2
Practice writing opinion or persuasive text with this set of 20 topic cards.
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Would You Rather...? Question Cards
Would You Rather use this set of 31 question cards or eat a can of worms?
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Opinion Texts Writing Scaffold
A one page scaffolding sheet which can be used to write an opinion text.
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Opinion Text Writing Prompts - Complete Set
A set of 5 opinion writing prompts, covering a variety of topics.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - All Families Should Own a Pet
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Opinion Texts Writing Task - City Life is Better Than Country Life
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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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 Texts Writing Task - Outdoor Play is Better Than Indoor Play
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned opinion text.
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Olympic Host City Bid – Speechwriting Project
Explore the advantages and disadvantages of being the host city for the Olympics in this inquiry and speechwriting task.
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Consequence Chart - Graphic Organizer
A blank consequence chart to use when planning a persuasive text.
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Picture Writing Prompts
These picture writing prompts are a great way to help students develop their writing skills. A visual writing prompt can be generated at random or chosen specifically.
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Writing an Opinion Piece Unit Plan - Grade 5 and Grade 6
This English unit addresses the genre of opinion writing; specifically, how to write an effective opinion piece.
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Applying Proofreading and Editing Skills
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn and apply proofreading and editing skills.
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Using Persuasive Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore persuasive devices.