Persuasive Essay/Editorial – Presidential ElectionTopic- Presidential Election (State your opinion on the
topic- which candidate are you voting for.)
Audience- Teacher, Peers, Parents, or anyone you would
like to convince to vote for your candidate. (Try to get
your audience to agree with your opinion.)
Purpose- Persuade others to vote for your presidential
candidate based on your editorial. (See page 234 in the
“Write Source” text book for an example of an editorial.)
Websites:
http://www.timeforkids.com/minisite/election-2012
www.scholastic.com/teachers (click on Election 2012) or
http://magazines.scholastic.com/election-2012
http://sni.scholastic.com/SN5/10_08_12_SN5/book#/4
http://sni.scholastic.com/SN5/10_08_12_SN5/Printables
http://sni.scholastic.com/SN5/10_22_12_SN5/book#/6
www.pbs.org/democracy/kids
www.kidsvotingusa.org