Persuasive Essay Writing - Snowball Writing Collaborative Classroom Activity
Persuasive Essay Writing - Snowball Writing Collaborative Classroom Activity: This fun collaborative persuasive essay writing activity is sure to get even your most reluctant writers putting pencil to paper. The snowball writing method is a fun and interactive way to teach your students how to write collaboratively, and the essay theme is the perfect introduction to essay structure. Students will be able to clearly understand and apply the parts of an essay (introduction, body, conclusion) with this fun activity. I can guarantee this will be a lesson your students will not forget!
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How this Snowball Persuasive Essay Writing Activity Works:
- Each student gets one of the 30 pre-made worksheets with a different high-interest persuasive essay topic. They begin by writing a hook and developing a thesis statement with three solid arguments to guide the persuasive essay.
- After an allotted amount of time, Writer #1 crumples their story up into a "snowball" and throws it to the front of the room.
- Everyone goes to the front to grab a snowball and the second writer is responsible for developing the first argument listed at the top of the page They must develop a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence. This process is repeated until three body paragraphs are completed. Then, it is returned to the original writer who is responsible for revision, editing, and research. The original writer uses this draft to create a good copy. All authors' names go on the final copy.
Students always have so much fun doing this, and they can't believe you are letting them crumple up their essays.
Included in This Persuasive Essay Writing Activity:
➡️ Teacher Instructions: You'll feel totally confident implementing this high-interest essay writing activity with these easy-to-follow instructions that allow you to run this writing activity smoothly.
➡️ 30 Persuasive Essay Writing Student Worksheets: Included are 30 different double-sided writing pages, each including an essay topic that is of high interest to teens. There is a space for writers 1, 2, and 3 with instructions for each.
What Teachers Are Saying About Snowball Persuasive Essay Writing Activity:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is GENIUS! My students loved doing this! They learned AND had fun! :)
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Engaged does not describe it. Students absolutely loved this. Thank You!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students love when we do Snowball Writing at various times throughout the year. Thank you for making it easier to print and go!
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