Persuasive Writing Lessons & WebQuests, Grades 1-3

Web English Teacher
Great selection of real-world persuasive writing lessons for all ages.
http://webenglishteacher.com/argument.html

Can You Convince Me?
Read * Write * Think's lessons plan for teaching persuasive writing.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=56

Writing a Persuasive Letter
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=875

Persuasion is All Around You
Handout for students to fill out to help them see persuasion all around them.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson56/homework1.pd

Persuasive Writing Lessons & WebQuests, Grades 4-6

Can You Convince Me?
Read * Write * Think's lessons plan for teaching persuasive writing.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=56

Writing a Persuasive Letter
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=875

Persuasion is All Around You
Handout for students to fill out to help them see persuasion all around them.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson56/homework1.pdf

RoadGame (Frog 2.0)
This free interactive online tool uses a persuasive paragraph about Road Safety to teach students the elements of persuasive writing. Students are to read the paragraph, then identify the word, sentence, or sentences that apply to each heading at the bottom. By clicking on the heading, the sentences that apply appear highlighted in the paragraph. The headings include, "Belief, Opinion, Fact, Quoting other Opinions, Questions, Emotive Language, and Argument Connective (transition words)."
http://195.69.212.80/index.phtml?d=17761

Web English Teacher
Great selection of real-world persuasive writing lessons for all ages.
http://webenglishteacher.com/argument.html

Denali Park WebQuest - Persuasive Writing
Very real-world way to engage students in the issues surrounding our national parks and learn persuasive writing.
http://www.nps.gov/akso/ParkWise/Teachers/Planning/DENA_WebQuest/intro.htm