Please help me to understand persuasive texts and persuasive writing. I love the book "I Wanna Iguana" but it doesn't really seem to be a persuasive text as much as a bargaining book format as I see it. I thought that persuasive text should have reasons for and against something. I see this book being a boy begging his mom for the iguana and making promises rather than trying to persuade her that having the pet would be a good idea.
Admittedly, I've had a hard time teaching my third graders persuasive writing genre. The most successful I've been at it is to give them a topic where they have to convince/persuade me to do something that they have no vested interest in my doing it or not. For example, their writing on why I should go see a movie of their choice produced legitimate reasons for going to a movie. Whereas, when they tried to convince me to have a longer recess, it was full of promises and begging rather than legitimate reasons to use the time. One book that I'd love to be able to afford that does seem to meet the criteria of persuasive text is Should There Be Zoos? I just can't see paying $50 or more for a 32 page book. Adrienne Eichenberg provided the following list of resources (I think this was on the RealWritingTeacher listserv): Earrings Judith Viorst Should There Be Zoos by Tony Stead Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin http://writingfix.com/PictureBookPrompts/Click_Clack_Moo_voice.htm Dear Mrs. LaRue by Mark Teague http://writingfix.com/PictureBookPrompts/Dear_Mrs_LaRue_voice.htm The Secret Knowledge of Grown Ups by David Wisniewski Glasses: Who Needs "Em by Jon Scieszka My Name is Jorge, On Both Sides of the River by Jane Medina Poetry "One Sister For Sale" by Shel Silverstein Magazines, etc. Time For Kids, Scholastic, Scope (middle grades) local newspapers, etc., are great resources for spurring discussion and writing related to issues kids' care deeply about Teacher Resource Books Barry Lane's book, Why We Run With Scissors is a wonderful teacher resource for teaching persuasive writing. http://midmall.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BS&Product_Code=SB029&Category_Code=BLC Nonfiction Writing from the Inside Out by Laura Robb http://www.amazon.com/Nonfiction-Writing-Inside-Laura-Robb/dp/0439513685/sr=1-1/qid=1160248373/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8585904-0022316?ie=UTF8&s=books The Write Genre by Lori Jamison Rog and Paul Kropp http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=8925 Hope these help...and please share any other ideas you receive with the list! Adrienne Others suggested included: I Wanna Iguana Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus Don't Let the Pigeon Stay up late (I think there are more in the series as well) Can I Keep Him? Steven Kellogg Freida Hammett 3rd Grade/Georgia ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545433 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
