Identify individual writing selections as technical, narrative, persuasive and/or descriptive in mode. SPI 0701.3.11

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1. Argument & Persuasive Writing Lesson plans and teaching resources - many lesson resources
2. Expository Writing:
   1. Expository Writing - Eight different examples of expository organizational patterns
   2. Expository Writing Prompts - writing prompte posted by a Manatee, FL elementary school [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
   3. A Lesson in Expository Writing -The Personal Touch: - This lesson uses examples of such communication as a springboard for practice in expository writing.
   4. The Expository Essay - Examples of expository essays
   5. Expository Writing Tips! - The information was taken from "Blowing Away the State Writing Assessment Test" by Jane Bell Kiester available through Maupin House Publishing.
   6. Expository Writing Plan - Use this information to help create your essays.
3. Narrative Writing :
   1. Multiple Paragraph Essay - Pointers on writing an essay. [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
   2. Narrative Essay - Article and help on writing narrative essay.
   3. Step by step guide - Guide on writing an essay.
   4. Student Writing Tools Handbook - Transitions, rubrics, grammar, citations, and more [This expired page is from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
   5. Template for writing a narrative - Scaffolding guide for students
4. Personal Narrative - writer's model
5. Persuade Me - Using junk mail from home, students will be able to recognize and use persuasive techniques.
6. Persuasive writing
   1. Can you Convince me? - Lesson plan
   2. Graphic Organizer - scaffolding aid for your students as they plan their essay
   3. How are They Selling It? - students read three advertisements and evaluate the type of persuasive writing being employed
   4. Persuasive Writing Prompts used in past Writing Assessments in Tennessee - Grade 5 ; Grade 8 [These expired pages are from the Internet Archive known as the Wayback Machine.]
   5. Persuasive Writing Prompts from a home schooling site
   6. Scholastic's Writing Workshop - You already spend a lot of time trying to persuade your parents or teachers to allow you to watch more TV or do less homework. Now you can use those same skills to write a persuasive essay!
   7. Writing to Persuade - Persuasion means making someone with a different point of view from your own change their mind to your way of thinking.
   8. Writing to Persuade Rubric - Perhaps your students can understand writing to persuade better by seeing this rubric.
7. Seeing Integration from Different Viewpoints - uses The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles
8. Writing an Editorial -given a topic, create a paper on your position.