Use this task to guide students through the full persuasive writing process for a persuasive assessment piece (including criteria sheet).
2nd Grade Writing Assessment Pack
Support your 2nd grade students as they learn to identify the purpose and audience of texts and explore how texts are organized to suit different purposes. This assessment pack is designed to help students understand how persuasive texts work, while giving teachers an easy, ready‑to‑use resource for planning, modelling and assessment.
Teach Persuasive Writing with a Real‑World Focus
In this task, students take on a familiar and engaging scenario: choosing the best class pet. They’ll read a model persuasive text, explore its structure, and then create their own piece of writing using clear planning steps. Along the way, they learn to recognize how writers use opinions, reasons, linking words, and text organization to persuade a reader.
This comprehensive printable pack includes everything you need to guide 2nd grade students through the full persuasive writing process:
- A model persuasive text
- Guided comprehension questions
- Vocabulary prompts
- Planning pages (pet choice, reasons, organizer)
- Drafting scaffold
- Writing pages
- Student editing checklist
- A detailed 2nd grade‑level persuasive writing rubric
Each section supports early writers by breaking the task into small, manageable steps while reinforcing curriculum expectations.
Download this Persuasive Writing Assessment Pack Today
Use the drop-down menu to choose between the easy to print PDF or the editable Google Slide version of this persuasive writing pack.
This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.
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