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STAAR Writing

Persuasive Essay

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Four STAAR Persuasion

Review the components and requirements of the STAAR English II EOC Composition -- Persuasive Essay.

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Board Game: Snake Oil

In the Old West, the wily snake oil salesman had a special talent, getting the most skeptical customers to buy the most dubious products. Now it's your turn! Invent your own zany two-word products – Rumor Mirror! Burp Balloon! – and sell them to all types of wacky customers. If the round's customer buys your product, you win! (Board Game Geek).

Snake Oil Game

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Graphic Notes: Argumentative Essays

Teaching and review materials from Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. [click play]

Step One: Go to the Source

Visit TEA's STAAR English and Writing Resources to stay up to date.

STEP TWO: LESSONS AND STRATEGIES

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Persuasive Essay Elements

Analyze the components of a strong persuasive essay AND fulfill the requirements of STAAR English II EOC.

Guidelines
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Scoring Workshop

Complete five-day lesson plan with mentor texts and activities using Gradual Release of Responsibility model

Padlet
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Thesis Generator

Four-step process for generating an argumentative thesis statement

Generator
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Evidence Menu

Help increase specificity in student persuasive essays by generating concrete evidence

Cafe Squidd

STEP FOUR: REMEMBER TO REVISE AND EDIT

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The Beginning and End

Work on those first and last impressions by providing instruction on writing Introductions and Conclusions.

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Abydos Notes
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Polish and Refine

Teach the difference between revise and edit with a color-coding activity.

Basic Ratiocination
Laundry List of Ratiocination Strategies