7th ENGLISH – Letter to Self PERSUASION ASSIGNMENT

Instructions:

You will write a persuasive letter to “Present Self” from your “Older Self”, advising a change in behavior. Make sure you provide THREE reasons why you must change, and include THREE facts/examples for each reason. (Keeping in mind the theme from A Christmas Carol!)

Objectives

Students will:

• develop and support a position on a particular behavior that needs to be changed by writing a persuasive letter to themselves.
• use a guide to help them organize their persuasive ideas into written form.
• outline a persuasive piece that expresses points in a clear, logical sequence so the reader can follow their reasoning.
• publish their persuasive piece as a letter.

Please refer to the following links to complete your persuasive letter…

• Persuasion Map Planning Sheet (describes how to fill in the online Map)
  

• Persuasion Map ONLINE MAP (prewriting flow chart to help you organize your letter)
  

• Persuasive Letter RUBRIC (see how your letter will be scored)
  

• Letter Generator ONLINE TOOL (use to create your letter!)
  

Persuasive Map due WED May 21st
Rough Draft of Letter due TUES May 27th
Your “Letter to Self” FINAL DRAFT is due on FRIDAY, May 30th
(25 points – ENG; 15 points – SPELL)