Persuasive Writing Lesson: Answering Objections, Grades 4-6

Dad says, "A dog would chew our shoes." Which answer would win him over: "No it wouldn't. You always say that," or "You're right, a dog might chew shoes, so we would keep ours in the closet"? In about 40 minutes, students learn to guess what a reader will say back, and to answer it kindly.

What's inside

• 16 slides, with speaker notes on all 16
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student Notes, 1 page
• Model Page, 1 page
• Writing Practice, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page, with accepted answers, "look for" notes, a scored model and a day rubric
• Print-all PDF, 7 pages: lesson plan, Notes, Model Page, Writing Practice and answer key together

Answer key included

Want this for a different grade? Request a lesson