School Improvement in Maryland
Writing to Persuade: Grades K - 3

Students will demonstrate ability to write to persuade by selecting and organizing relevant information, establishing an argumentative purpose, and by designing an appropriate strategy for an identified audience.

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Group related ideas and maintain a consistent focus          
Develop a topic sentence and supporting sentences          
Use relevant descriptions, including sensory details, personal experiences, observations, and research-based information to make a topic or message clear to the reader          
Improve the clarity and focus by revising writing based on given or self-generated criteria and on others’ responses          
Write a friendly letter that addresses the knowledge and interests of the recipient          
Write to persuade an intended audience by organizing a composition that establishes a position and supports the position with organized and relevant evidence