Persuasive+Writing+for+Students

**DON'T FORGET TO USE THE OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS ELECTRONIC DATABASE in TEL** **Click on the CMCSS Electronic Databases link on the left.**

//**WEBSITES TO FIND TOPIC IDEAS AND RESEARCH HELPS**//
An excellent help for students when deciding on a topic. Click first on Topics link to find a topic list, then click on Topic Research Guide to find links for research on all the different topics (some of which may be very controversial). There is a section for teachers called Curriculum Center in the Resources section that includes unit/lesson plans and downloadable planning worksheets.
 * [|Middle School Debate]**

A portal in which a list of topics is given as a link and clicking on that link will take you to additional sources.
 * [|Multnomah County Library - Social Issues]**

Contains a list of 34 major topics that give the pro and con arguments of the topic. For teachers, there is a link for lesson plans using this website.
 * [|ProCon]**

This site is also a portal in which you click on the topic of your choice and that link will provide you with even more websites to check.
 * [|St. Ambrose University Library Best Information on the Net]**

//**WEBSITES FOR TIPS ON WRITING GOOD PERSUASIVE ESSAYS**// These are pdf format documents/worksheets that will help you organize your thoughts and facts to write a fantastic persuasive essay.
 * [|Worksheet Place - Persuasive Writing]**

Here you'll find a power point that provides tips and pointers on making a plan for a persuasive essay.
 * [|Slide-Share: Persuasive Writing Plan]**

This site provides tips and examples for writing effective conclusions. This is not specifically for persuasive essays, but can be helpful.
 * [|Literacy Education Online: Strategies for Writing Effective Conclusions]**

There's only a small amount about persuasive writing, but there is a link to an excellent sample persuasive essay.
 * [|Think Quest - Persuasive Writing]**

Read some of these student-written essays and see what you think. Are they well-written? Do they inform? Do the persuasive essays convince you?
 * [|The Write Source - Student Models]**