Teach your readers how to write persuasive essays while they also learn about recycling. This volume provides essays on recycling while guiding students in writing a five-paragraph essay. It includes guided reading and discussion questions to help students understand the essays, which debate if recycling is environmentally friendly, if it saves or wastes energy, and whether recycling should be mandatory. Readers will identify the persuasive techniques that authors use to create convincing arguments, and produce their own successful essays.