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Persuasive Writing Examples and Prompts for Kids

Is your student stepping into the world of persuasive writing? 

As a parent, it’s fun to watch your child learn the art of forming and supporting an argument. 

(Plus, it’s a significant step toward critical thinking.)

If they need extra help, here are a few persuasive writing examples for kids along with 20 writing prompts to make it fun!

Why Persuasive Writing Is Important for Elementary Writers

Teaching persuasive writing is important because it’s a fundamental step in helping your child think critically. 

By arguing a topic, your student will need to examine both sides, which is an essential component of critical thinking. Persuasive writing also inspires formation of opinion and sharing that opinion effectively.

Students as young as elementary-school age can learn to write persuasively. In fact, we’ll share some quick examples of persuasive essays for kids below. 

First, let’s discuss the structure of a “mini” persuasive essay. 

(If you have an older student, read our step-by-step guide to writing a persuasive essay .)

A Simplified Structure for Persuasive Writing 

Of course, expectations and writing guidelines become more involved for older students, but elementary-aged students should keep it simple. 

The basic features of persuasive writing can be broken down into 5 steps:

• Topic sentence
• Opening argument 1
• Concluding statement

A topic sentence introduces the argument and clearly expresses the writer’s viewpoint. For a younger child, this is simply a straightforward statement that clearly expresses “this is my opinion.”

The next three steps list “pros” that support their topic statement. Each argument should be distinctly stated. 

Again, for an elementary-aged student, arguments can be brief and can simply be a list of reasons. 

The concluding statement wraps up by summarizing the arguments and restating the opinion. 

If this method of persuasive writing sounds complicated at first, rest assured, it’s not. 

Let’s look at how you can easily reinforce this structure for your students, along with some examples.

Homeschool Mom Tip: Use a “Persuasive Text Structure” Poster

One effective method of teaching and reinforcing the persuasive writing model is by using a “persuasive structure” chart or poster. 

A visual representation of the steps involved in persuasive writing is important for a few reasons:

• Some students learn best visually. It helps them understand and remember the method when they see it laid out in front of them.
• Graphic illustrations of the different components allow students to take in one piece at a time and avoid overwhelm. 
• Hanging the poster where your children do their schoolwork makes it easy for them to reference the structure while they’re writing. 
• Knowing the poster is nearby in case they get stuck helps make writing a calmer process.

One other tip I recommend is breaking up essay-style writing with creative writing assignments. ( Try these one-sentence writing prompts! ).

Kid-Friendly Persuasive Writing Examples

Along with tools like a poster, providing simple examples of persuasive writing is another helpful way to teach this new concept. 

Here are a few examples of elementary-level persuasive paragraph examples that will give both you and your student an idea of what to expect. 

Example 1: A Persuasive Argument About Cats

Cats are the best pets. They can be left alone all day without getting mad. Cats don’t bark, so they are not noisy like dogs. You don’t have to let cats go outside to use the bathroom. As you can see, cats are less work and easier to take care of than dogs.

Example 2: A Persuasive Argument About Meal Choices

French fries should be served with every meal. First, French fries are delicious. Second, French fries are made of potatoes, which are vegetables, and they can air-fried without oil. Also, French fries don’t cost a lot of money. Because they are tasty, cheap, and can be cooked in a healthy way, French fries a perfect side dish to every meal.

Example 3: A Persuasive Argument Against Littering

You should never litter because it is wrong. Littering pollutes the Earth. Littering is throwing trash around outside, which looks ugly. Littering can also make you sick if it has germs on it. Littering is wrong because it makes the world a dirty, unsanitary place to live.

20 Persuasive Writing Prompts for Kids 

When you provide a step-by-step structure and supply examples of what is expected, you set your student up for writing success.

The final step in teaching persuasive writing to kids effectively is to present them with an antidote to the dreaded blank page. 

To assist you with that, we’ve come up with 20 persuasive writing topics for your students to make it easier for them to get them started on their persuasive essays. 

If they can’t come up with their own topics, one of these prompts should spark their interest. 

These ideas for persuasive essays cover a wide variety of topics, so there should be something for everyone. 

Plus, since persuasive writing is closely related to debate, you can also use these prompts as persuasive debate topics for kids :

• I deserve to be paid for my chores.
• Hamsters are the best type of pet. 
• Everyone should eat a salad daily. 
• Board games help you learn.
• Kids need free time to relax and play.
• You should always obey speed limits.
• Every family should have a dog.
• Dinner should always end with dessert.
• Homeschool students should get “snow days” as well. 
• Kids should choose where the family spends summer vacation.
• I am old enough for a later bedtime.
• All students should learn a second language.
• School should only be 4 days per week.
• Soda is bad for you.
• I am responsible enough to learn how to cook.
• My cat should be allowed to sleep on my bed.
• Kids should be allowed to vote in their local elections at age 16.
• I am old enough to babysit and be paid.
• You should always wear a seatbelt in the car.
• Pizza is a healthy food.

I hope these persuasive texts and prompts for kids are helpful to you! 

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to provide a few persuasive paragraph examples for your students to gain inspiration (and eliminate overwhelm).

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Engaging Persuasive Writing Prompts (Free Download)

Persuasive writing is one of my favorite writing genres to teach. The students get so excited about the different topics and love debating and supporting their arguments and claims. On this post, I will share some of my students’ favorite persuasive writing prompts with a free download of a printable list and task card version of the writing prompts.

Student-Approved Persuasive Writing Prompts

The list below (available as a free download at the end of this post) contains a variety of engaging persuasive writing prompts and topics that students will enjoy researching, debating, and writing about.

As you will see, the writing topics are varied as our students are often varied in their interests. However, these topics are ones that most students enjoy debating and writing about. Some lend themselves to research-based persuasive writing and some are more opinion-based.

• Should children be paid for good grades?
• Should fidget spinners be allowed in classrooms?
• Are professional athletes overpaid?
• Should cell phones be allowed in classrooms?
• Is bottled water or tap water better?
• Do children need strict bedtimes?
• Should we resurrect extinct species via cloning?
• Should schools be year round?
• Should students have homework?
• Should students be required to wear uniforms?
• Should students be required to learn cursive?
• Should girls and boys play competitive sports against each other?
• Should Columbus Day be removed as a holiday?
• Are white lies okay?
• Are zoos beneficial or harmful for animals?
• Should animal testing be banned?
• Should school lunches be free for all students?
• Should we move to driverless cars in the near future?
• Should screen time be limited for children?
• Should we keep the penny as a unit of currency?
• Should all forms of sugar be eliminated from school lunch options?
• Should pets be allowed in school?
• Are reusable or recyclable bottles better?
• Should textbooks be replaced with tablets in schools?
• Should schools have sports?
• Should school buses be discontinued?
• Do classrooms have too much unneeded technology?
• Should schools be funded with taxpayer money?
• Should children be paid for chores?
• Should schools have extended or multiple recesses?
• Should school weeks be shorter?
• Should animals be illegal to have in circuses?
• Do video game sports count as actual sports?
• Should chocolate milk be served in school cafeterias?
• Should junk food and candy be banned in schools?
• Is graffiti an expression of art or vandalism?
• Should gum be allowed in classrooms?
• If you find $100, is it yours to keep?
• Should schools have dress codes?
• Are earbuds or headphones better for children?
• If you find a historical treasure, does it belong to you?
• Should college athletes be paid?
• Should schools or classrooms be separated by gender?
• Should students be able to choose their seats?
• Should people be allowed to go barefoot anywhere they want?
• Should students get paid for attending school?
• Should skateboarding be banned in public places?
• Is space exploration worth the money we spend on it?

About the Digital Writing Prompts

The persuasive writing prompts are also available in Google Slides. In this ready-to-assign version, students can scroll through the prompts and respond to the ones they choose in text boxes on each slide.

Using the Persuasive Prompts

Here are some ideas for using these persuasive writing prompts in your classroom:

• Use the list format as a teacher-guide when choosing engaging persuasive writing topics for your students.
• Use the prompts at a writing center or station.
• Allow students to choose from the list topics that interest them.
• Use the writing prompts as early finisher options… Need more early finisher ideas? Click here.
• Use these in conjunction with research. Allow the students to choose a topic (or assign a topic) with two clear sides to debate, have them research facts and information to support both sides of the debate, then have them choose the one to write about, bringing in facts from their research to support their opinion or claim.

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Using Voice to Persuade: Persuasive Writing Prompts for Grades 4–6

April 16, 2019 by Evan-Moor | 0 comments

Teaching persuasive writing can seem overwhelming, but following these steps helps to guide students through the writing process:

• Use read-alouds and writing examples to show persuasive writing with voice.
• Review elements of persuasive writing, such as opinion statements.
• Discuss supporting evidence with examples.
• Write a persuasive paragraph on a compelling topic!

Persuade: to cause someone to do something by giving them reasons; to convince. A persuasive article speaks directly to the reader with pronouns such as you, your, and we; it appeals to the reader’s emotions and provides reasons that support the opinions stated.

Introduce Persuasive Writing with Voice

Before asking students to tackle persuasive writing with voice, introduce them to examples of authors using strong voices. Expose them to various writing voices and explain why the author chose each voice for a particular audience.

Read-Alouds to Show Voice

A fun way to introduce voices within persuasive writing is through read-alouds. These three picture books are entertaining stories that get students invested in identifying voice:

Click on the activity for this free download.

Examples of Voice in Writing

Once students understand the importance of voice, introduce examples of using voice within persuasive writing. Writers should ask themselves who the audience is and determine the most appropriate voice for their purpose.

The best examples are taken from two different texts written about the same topic to the same audience. The examples listed below identify the differences between a formal letter to the President of the United States and an informal letter. Students should identify which letter uses the correct voice for the audience (the president).

Review Elements of Persuasive Writing

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Opinion Statement

An opinion statement is one sentence that tells how you feel about a topic. In persuasive writing, you must always take a stand and state your opinion on the topic or issue. Often, the sentence after your opinion statement gives the most important reason for your opinion.

Practice writing strong opinion statements such as:

• Should students be allowed to have cellphones in the classroom?

Sample answer: Students should be allowed to keep their cellphones during class. Cellphones are important to have in case of emergency.

• Should your class go on a field trip to a science museum, a play, or an aquarium?

Sample answer: Our class should take a field trip to the science museum. We could do research there for our upcoming science projects.

Supporting Evidence

In order to convince someone that your opinion is the best, you need to convince them using supporting evidence. Strong opinion writing will list multiple reasons as well as address opposing views of their opinion.

To persuade your readers, speak directly to them; give reasons that support your ideas, and write with emotion. An author’s voice is his or her attitude toward a subject, and creating a strong voice makes an author’s writing more interesting to read. Match your voice to the purpose and audience. Use persuasive techniques such as word choice, repetition, and emotional appeal that are appropriate to your audience.

Practice developing supporting arguments with these examples.

Assignment: Read these community project ideas. Choose one project to persuade your class to do. Write your opinion statement and create four reasons that support your opinion.

• Volunteer at a wildlife rescue center. Help birds, amphibians, and small mammals that are hurt or sick.
• Hold a book drive to collect new and used books. Donate the books to schools or libraries that need them.

Raise money to build wells in Africa. Hold fundraisers to collect the money.

Write a Persuasive Paragraph

Listed below is a combination of serious and fun persuasive writing prompts to give your students practice.

• Which community service project should your class perform? (Use the ideas generated from your supporting evidence exercise.)
• Sweet or salty? Which is better?
• Should television be allowed in classrooms?
• Should pets be allowed at school?
• Should schools sell soda to students?
• Students should be allowed to have cellphones turned on in class (yes or no).
• State government should mandate for more recess time (yes or no).

• Week 1: Examining Different Writing Voices (these bullets should be the same style as those above)
• Week 2: Using Your Voice to Persuade
• Week 3: Writing From Different Points of View
• Week 4: Using Voice in Poetry
• Week 5: Developing Your Own Voice

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Practice making well-reasoned arguments using research and facts.

Writing a strong argumentative essay teaches students to make a case for their own point of view without relying on emotion or passion. These argumentative essay topics provide options for kids of all ages, including controversial subjects and some that are just for fun.

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Science and history argumentative essay topics, life and ethics argumentative essay topics, social justice and civics argumentative essay topics, more argumentative essay topics, what’s the difference between argumentative and persuasive essays.

These two types of essays are similar, but there are some subtle and important differences .

• Author’s purpose: In an argumentative essay, your job is to simply convince the reader that the point of view you’re presenting is valid, even if it doesn’t change their mind. Persuasive essays seek to sway the reader to adopt your point of view over any others.
• Method: Argumentative essays rely heavily on well-researched facts and logical assertions. In a persuasive essay, the writer may use a blend of emotion and facts to win over the reader.
• Audience: Persuasive essays require a specific audience, since the writer must acknowledge and attempt to overcome their potential objections. The writer of an argumentative essay is simply making a statement, so knowing their audience is less important.
• Viewpoint: A persuasive essay writer should believe their point of view is the only correct one, and try to persuade the reader to agree. Argumentative essays acknowledge other points of view, but use reason and logic to argue that the writer’s point of view is best.

Persuasive and argumentative essay topics often overlap. The difference is in how the writer approaches the topic. When you assign one of the topics below as an argumentative essay, remind students to use research, reason, and logic to make a strong but dispassionate argument.

• Should physical education be part of the standard high school curriculum?
• Schools should require recommended vaccines for all students, with very limited exceptions.
• Should all students have the ability to attend college for free?
• What one class should all high schools students be required to take and pass in order to graduate?

• Do you think homework should be required, optional, or not given at all?
• Students should/should not be able to use their phones during the school day.
• Should schools have dress codes?
• If I could change one school rule, it would be …
• Is year-round school a good idea?
• Which is better, private schools or public schools?
• Should every student have to participate in athletics?
• Do you think schools should ban junk food from their cafeterias?
• Should students be required to volunteer in their communities?
• What is the most important school subject?
• Are letter grades helpful, or should we replace them with something else?

• Should schools be allowed to ban some books from their libraries?
• Which is better, book smarts or street smarts?
• Are single-gender schools better or worse for students?
• Are computers making teachers obsolete?
• Students who fail a test should be given a chance to take it again.
• Is it acceptable to use animals for experiments and research?
• Vaping is less harmful than smoking tobacco.
• Do we really learn anything from history, or does it just repeat itself over and over?
• Is it OK to keep animals in zoos?
• Should we ban plastic bags and bottles?
• Should we still consider Pluto a planet?

• It’s important to spend tax dollars exploring space, instead of on other things.
• Is there life on other planets?
• Who was the best/worst American president?
• Should vaccines be mandatory?
• Are GMOs more helpful than harmful?
• Is animal cloning ethical?
• Should human cloning be legal?
• Should we use stem cells from human embryos for scientific research?
• Is it better to provide drug addicts with treatment instead of punishment?

• Should we ban the use of fossil fuels?
• Can we truly do anything about human-caused global warming?
• Are electric vehicles better than gas-powered ones?
• Was life really better “back in the day”?
• Choose a foreign conflict (e.g., Vietnam or Afghanistan) and argue whether or not the United States was justified in getting involved.
• The most important challenge our country is currently facing is … (e.g., immigration, gun control, economy)
• Does social media do more harm than good?
• The best country in the world is …
• Are men and women treated equally?
• Is it better to be vegetarian/vegan than to eat meat?
• Should little kids be allowed to play competitive sports?
• Who faces more peer pressure, girls or boys?
• Should kids have set bedtimes or just go to bed whenever they’re sleepy?

• Which is better, artificial Christmas trees or real ones?
• Playing violent video games is bad for kids and teens.
• Parents should track their kids using their cell phones.
• Are paper books better than e-books?
• All kids should play on the same sports teams, regardless of gender.
• All paper documents should be replaced with electronic versions.
• Is conflict necessary for change?
• Is war ever justified?
• A strong middle class is vital to the economy.

• Is the local minimum wage truly a living wage?
• Should we do away with gender-specific public bathrooms?
• Is a progressive income tax better than a flat tax?
• Capital punishment does/does not deter crime.
• Would it be better to legalize, tax, and regulate all drugs (including alcohol and cigarettes) instead of banning them?
• Parents should be punished for their minor children’s crimes.

• The government should provide free internet access for every citizen.
• Is democracy the best form of government?
• Is capitalism the best form of economy?
• Should all Americans be required to vote?
• Should we change the minimum driving age in the United States?
• Do you think the government should find a way to provide free health care for everyone?
• School-age children should be allowed to vote.
• We should/should not abolish the electoral college.
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• Supreme Court judges should be appointed for fixed terms.

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• We should/should not continue building a wall between the United States and Mexico.
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• Should we make the path to American citizenship easier?
• Is the American justice system inherently racist?
• Should we redirect some or all police force funding to social services?
• Should the United States implement a universal basic income?
• Choose a fictional character and explain why they should be the next president.
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• Who is the world’s best athlete, present or past?
• Which is better, reading books or watching TV?
• Is a taco a sandwich?
• Should kids be allowed to stay up as late as they want?

• What’s the best video game system?
• Kids shouldn’t have to go to school on their birthdays.
• Is video gaming a sport?
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• Should kids get participation trophies for sports?
• Are stereotypes ever right?
• Is there any benefit to teaching proper grammar and spelling, or should we allow language to be descriptive instead of prescriptive?
• All teenagers should have part-time jobs.
• Should kids have limits on screen time?
• Is it better to read fiction or nonfiction?
• Should kids have to eat everything on their plate, even if they really don’t like something?

• Is it better to spend an hour a day reading or exercising?
• Is graffiti an act of vandalism or an art form?
• Should society hold celebrities to a high moral standard?

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