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Writing Persuasive Text

Persuasive writing is writing where you try to convince someone to take a particular issue on a point of voice. Persuasive writing may be designed to convince the reader to take your position on a particular issue or may be designed to convince the reader to take a certain action. Persuasive writing is very common…

In descriptive writing, the author does not tell the reader what was seen, felt, tested, smelled, or heard. Rather, he describes something that he experienced and, through his choice of words, makes it seem real. In other words, descriptive writing is vivid, colorful, and detailed. Bringing Words to Life Descriptive writing creates an impression in…

To practice writing and storytelling, watch this video, which has no words. Now, write the words. NOTE: Big Buck Bunny is a story about bullying, so adults should watch this before showing it to children to be sure it conveys a message you want them to see. https://youtu.be/-m3V8w_7vhk

Images are part of the story – sometimes they are only in your imagination: and sometimes you get lucky – and find the work of Children’s Illustrator Angela Padron. Angela magically captured the beautiful writing of Ellis Paul’s historic characters in "The Hero in You," by doing her own research and bringing their unique qualities…