Persuasive. Pat Johnson. healthy, tasty foods for new lunch menu pizza every day. more kids would buy hot lunch school would make more money.

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1 WRITING SAMPLE The school is thinking about making a new lunch menu. The menu is supposed to have healthier, tastier choices. I think an easy way to make a better school lunch menu is to add a pizza choice each day. Almost every kid I know loves pizza. If the school offered pizza every day, kids would buy hot lunch more often. So, the school lunch program would make more money than it does now. Even though pizza is tasty, it can also be very healthy. The pizza crust can be made from whole-wheat dough. Plus, you can put almost every kind of vegetable, and even some fruit, on pizza. Pizza is also fast and easy to make. You can use frozen dough and premade sauce. Then, all you have to do is add your toppings and bake it. Pizza is a smart choice for school lunch. The school would keep kids happy, feed them nutritious food, and make money, all at the same time. I know that if the school offered pizza on its menu, I would buy hot lunch every day.

2 GRAPHIC ORGANIZER SAMPLE Pat Johnson Name: healthy, tasty foods for new lunch menu pizza every day Reason #1: Reason #2: popular healthy more kids would buy hot lunch school would make more money whole-wheat crust vegetables Reason #3: easy to make premade sauce, frozen dough add toppings, bake Conclusion smart choice, nutritious, tasty, easy, buy pizza every day.

3 GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Name: Reason #1: Reason #2: Reason #3: Conclusion

4 REVISION CHECKLIST Instructions: Check each box as you read over your writing. I have a detailed introduction that states the issue and my position on it. The body includes a topic sentence for each reason. I have three supporting reasons that address a specific audience. I have two details that makes each reason stronger. My sentences are complete, make sense, and are simple and compound. My conclusion sums up my position on the issue. # REVISION CHECKLIST Instructions: Check each box as you read over your writing. I have a detailed introduction that states the issue and my position on it. The body includes a topic sentence for each reason. I have three supporting reasons that address a specific audience. I have two details that makes each reason stronger. My sentences are complete, make sense, and are simple and compound. My conclusion sums up my position on the issue.

5 Details POSTER The school is thinking about making a new lunch menu. The menu is supposed to have healthier, tastier choices. I think an easy way to make a better school lunch menu is to add a pizza choice each day. Almost every kid I know loves pizza. If the school offered pizza every day, kids would buy hot lunch more often. So, the school lunch program would make more money than it does now. Even though pizza is tasty, it can also be very healthy. The pizza crust can be made from whole-wheat dough. Plus, you can put almost every kind of vegetable, and even some fruit, on pizza. Pizza is also fast and easy to make. You can use frozen dough and premade sauce. Then, all you have to do is add your toppings and bake it. Conclusion Pizza is a smart choice for school lunch. The school would keep kids happy, feed them nutritious food, and make money, all at the same time. I know that if the school offered pizza on its menu, I would buy hot lunch every day.

6 Persuasive (All Levels) TEACHER RUBRIC Student: Date: Instructions: Check the box next to each number that best describes the student s writing. A. 4. Developed introduction in paragraph form that includes a hook 3. with some detail included 2. Simple beginning paragraph 1. Simple beginning sentence 0. Missing a beginning/introduction B. : Organizes reasons 4. Includes three or more developed reasons for an issue; clearly addresses a broader audience; each reason organized into a paragraph; transition words effectively connect paragraphs 3. Includes three reasons for an issue; each reason organized into a paragraph; reasons somewhat address a specific audience; some transition words used that connect paragraphs 2. Includes two reasons for an issue; each reason organized into a paragraph 1. Includes two reasons for an issue; reasons organized into sentences; no paragraphs 0. No organization of ideas; random words and/or phrases C. Includes supportive details 4. Three or more details about each reason 3. At least two supportive details about each reason 2. One supportive detail about each reason 1. Basic detail included about some reasons 0. No details included D. Uses words of obligation 3. Uses consistently 2. Uses most of the time 1. Uses inconsistently 0. Does not use at all E. Conclusion 4. Developed conclusion in paragraph form that includes a detailed counterpoint 3. Conclusion with some detail included 2. Simple ending paragraph 1. Simple ending sentence 0. Missing an ending/conclusion Beginning: 0 4 Early Developing: 5 8 Developing: 9 13 Fluent: Score