This resource provides a rubric written for high school students to self-assess their persuasive writing. Teachers may also use it for assessment. In this remix, the purpose of three different types of argument writing--arguments of fact, value, and policy--are described.

Remixed from Clarity Innovations' "Persuasive Writing Rubric--High School" available here: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/22756-persuasive-writing-rubric-high-school.

For the following project, students will be engaging in real-world topics research on a topic of their choice and producing an essay or proposal that argues their position on that topic.  This is a persuasive paper, not an expository paper.  They will need to take a position regarding the position they choose and support it using research.

This resource provides ideas for how students can engage with a variety of sources that tackle controversial issues as they work to consider and support their own opinion. It provides scaffolding for the original resource from which it is remixed to help students prepare to write an argument essay on a controversial topic.

This resource helps students learn about what makes a thesis statement strong and apply the knowledge they gain.

This resource helps students learn about what makes a thesis statement strong, and how to identify the components of a well-written thesis statement. It will also provide an activity for them to create their own thesis statements and peer edit the work of their classmates.

This resource helps students learn about what makes a thesis statement strong, and how to identify the components of a well-written thesis statement. It will also provide an activity for them to create their own thesis statements and peer edit the work of their classmates.