Persuasive Writing- Teaching Thesis Statements with Movie Trailers!
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool
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9 pages
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Super fun resources. There are so many choices on Youtube of recut trailers to use with this resource.
Great resource to teach and practice subject-verb agreement. Easy to use and understand, my students really engaged and were motivated. Great job and keep it up!
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In persuasive writing, many students have trouble writing a clear thesis statement on what their essay is truly about. In the lesson Teaching Thesis Statements with Movie Trailers, students get to break down what is actually involved in a thesis statement and what happens when the statement is vague- as teachers we feel that we get misled often!
Movie trailers are a good tool to use in teaching thesis statements because it is relatable to almost every student- they have to admit they would feel pretty misled if they thought they were going to see a romantic comedy and actually walked into a horror movie! In this lesson, the students get a few laughs seeing a movie trailer that shows nothing about what the movie is about, a movie trailer that does well at showing the true plot of the story, and also a movie trailer that has been spoofed! Grab your students attention with making thesis statements relatable!
***NOTE*** You will need access to YouTube for this lesson!
Included in this lesson:
***THREE Persuasion Maps to fit your classroom needs!
***TWO detailed Teacher Instruction pages!
*** Thesis Statements are like Movie Trailers Worksheet WITH ANSWER KEY!
***TWO Thesis Statement Construction Worksheet Options to fit your Persuasion Map preference!
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Movie trailers are a good tool to use in teaching thesis statements because it is relatable to almost every student- they have to admit they would feel pretty misled if they thought they were going to see a romantic comedy and actually walked into a horror movie! In this lesson, the students get a few laughs seeing a movie trailer that shows nothing about what the movie is about, a movie trailer that does well at showing the true plot of the story, and also a movie trailer that has been spoofed! Grab your students attention with making thesis statements relatable!
***NOTE*** You will need access to YouTube for this lesson!
Included in this lesson:
***THREE Persuasion Maps to fit your classroom needs!
***TWO detailed Teacher Instruction pages!
*** Thesis Statements are like Movie Trailers Worksheet WITH ANSWER KEY!
***TWO Thesis Statement Construction Worksheet Options to fit your Persuasion Map preference!
Need help starting your Persuasion Unit? Check out this FREEBIE!
Sell me This Pen! A FREE Lesson in Logos, Ethos, and Pathos!
Need Print and Teach materials? Check out:
Create An INSTA-Profile for ANY Character in ANY Text!Peer Editing Worksheet!~~~In need of more materials? Check out my American Literature Mini-Units!~~~
Rip Van Winkle- A Mini Unit!Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- The Ropewalk and The Cross of Snow Mini-Unit!Thanatopsis- A Mini-Unit!The Devil and Tom Walker- *MEME* Activity Included!- Mini-Unit!
Emerson: Nature and Self-Reliance Mini-Unit!
The Minister's Black Veil Mini-Unit!
Edgar Allan Poe SUPER PACKEdgar Allan Poe- A CSI Activity- Was he MURDERED?
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Customer Tips :
How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases:
•Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you.
Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches:
•Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. BAM! You will now receive email updates about this store!
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Total Pages
9 pages
Answer Key
N/A
Teaching Duration
1 hour
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