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Understanding Persuasive Writing
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Understanding Persuasive Writing
🎯 Part 1: What is Persuasive Writing?
1. What is the main purpose of persuasive writing?
To tell a funny story
To convince someone to agree with your opinion
To describe what something looks like
To give instructions
2. A position statement is:
Where you stand in the classroom
Your clear opinion on a topic
A question you ask the reader
The end of your writing
3. Fill in the blank:
Persuasive writing tries to _____________ the reader to agree with the writer's point of view.
4. Which of these is a strong position statement?
I think maybe we should have longer lunch breaks
All students should have 30 minutes of daily exercise at school
Some people like homework
What do you think about uniforms?
🔧 Part 2: Persuasive Techniques
5. Match each persuasive technique to its definition by drawing lines:
Emotive Language
Repetition
Rhetorical Questions
Questions asked to make the audience think
Words that make people feel strong emotions
Repeating words or ideas to make them stick
6. Which of these examples use emotive language? (Tick all that apply)
"This amazing opportunity will change your life!"
"The meeting is at 3 o'clock"
"Don't let this terrible mistake happen again!"
"The book has 200 pages"
7. Write your own example of repetition to persuade someone that reading is important:
✍️ Part 3: Creating Persuasion
8. Choose a topic and write a strong position statement:
Topics: School uniforms, homework, mobile phones at school, healthy canteen food
My topic: _________________
9. Write a persuasive paragraph (3-4 sentences) using at least TWO persuasive techniques. Underline the techniques you use.
Extension Challenge: Research a famous persuasive speech and identify one persuasive technique used. Write your findings below:
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