Students will improve their writing by going through the writing process and writing their own persuasive 5 paragraph essay. In addition to that, students will learn about specific beneficial writing strategies to make their work more engaging to read. Specifically, the following skills/topics will be covered, taught, and practiced: all about essays, brainstorming, topic development, thesis development, planning, structure, engaging beginnings/hooks, drafting, including strong examples to support, including more detail, including transitional words, editing, and revising.