This engaging, Persuasive Writing Mini-Unit is a great way to introduce your Upper Elementary Students to opinion and argumentative writing and persuasive letter writing. After analyzing arguments for the story, "The Day the Crayons Quit", students begin to craft their own arguments as a crayon from Duncan's story. This resource includes everything you need to get your students thinking about how to craft an excellent persuasive argument, support it with details, and defend their claim in a pe