Shania Mack

Lesson Class #: 2, Introducing Grade Four

Persuasive Writing Cour
Title/Foc Humanities
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us Duration: 40 minutes (ELA)

PROGRAM OF STUDY OUTCOMES

ELA GLO 1.2.2: use talk, notes, personal writing and representing to record
and reflect on ideas, information and experiences.

ELA GLO 3.1.2: focus topics appropriately for particular audiences.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson students will be able to:
1. Learn about persuasive writing strategy techniques and formatting.
2. Use knowledge, personal experience to craft convincing reasoning.
3. Display their creativity, interests and have an opportunity to be
inventive.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

White board and white board markers.
Smartboard class definition list and projector for Google doc.
iPads

PREPARATION AND LOGISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Pre-write rules and guidelines.
Chatter and attention spans.
Apathy and comments like this is stupid.
Have 52 printed copies of product proposal outline and 52 double sided
pages of writing proposal sheet.

PROCEDURE
Introduction Time

Allow time for class to transition. 10 min

Display class definition on white board.
When they are seated/listening, recap what was learned in first
 lesson about persuasive strategies.
After this is over, clearly outline what is expected of product
proposal letter.
Your task is to invent a product that could replace something
we use at school. You are going to write a persuasive letter to
me and Mrs. Waite explaining what it is, and why we should get
it for our classroom or school. There should be three different
reasons of why it is better, and with every reason, there should
be two specific examples of how it is better than what already
exists. You will write an introduction, your three reasons, and a
conclusion. If, I was proposing that the class needs a light up
pen that warms up my hands, my three reasons as to why it is
better than a normal pen would be because it is prettier/cooler,
easier to find than a normal pen, and because it will warm up
my hand if my hands were cold.
Two examples would be my pen is better than what already
exists because the pens we use at school are more boring
looking, and people would want to do their work more often if
they had a pretty pen to do it with.
We must use two examples of persuasive strategies that we
came up with on our class list on our letter, and at least four
transition words. Mrs. Waite has already given you a good list of
transition words, and you can use those.
Sentences and reasons should be detailed. My product is the
best. is a bad example. My product is the best because I is
a good example because there is explanation, persuasive
tactics that are better at proving why your product .
Distribute proposal outline.

Body Time
Topic
1) Have kids complete proposal outline. Circle Variable
Proposal room and respond to help/questions when per child
Outline needed.

Topic 1) Once proposal is done/approved by Miss

Mack/Mrs. Waite, students can go on to either
Proposal make changes or to write/submit their final Variable
Writing proposal in a word document on their iPad. I per child
do not expect that anyone should be done
their proposal by the end of this class.

Conclusion Time

Announce end of class.

Collect product proposals/or letter emails. 2 min

Assessment
 Participation and contributions to class discussion.
Proposal outline work.
Individual work with students.

Additional Notes:

4.3 Definition of Persuasion: to be convinced to do something, to drag you

in, a descriptive word, to be inspired by something, to lure you in, to want to
do something after you see it, to buy something.

4.4 Definition of Persuasion: asking to do or get something from someone

else, warning, bribing, specific product/service or spend money, making
promises in exchange for something, introducing, being forceful, repeating.

Other classes Persuasive Strategies: incentives, theme, compare to other

things, show that it is best, bold, clear, juicy words, low price, highlights best
features, show product improvements, highlighted special features, appeals
to emotions, keep out negatives, relatable, leaving it to your interpretations,
realistic, emotions/guilt, knows audience, the next big thing, time factors,
exaggerating, perspectives.