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Persuasive Essay Writing Worksheet

Your local council is considering a rule that all public parks should have more rubbish and recycling bins. You are helping prepare a persuasive essay for the council. Read the short passage, then plan and write to convince readers. A persuasive essay gives a clear position, supports it with reasons and evidence, and ends with a strong conclusion.

Read the evidence

At Kauri Bay Park, volunteers collected 18 bags of litter during one Saturday clean-up. The council has enough funding to add bins to three busy parks this year. More bins could make it easier for visitors to sort rubbish and recycling. However, bins need regular emptying, and some visitors may still leave litter behind. The council wants to hear whether residents support adding the bins.

1.Which sentence is the clearest thesis statement for an essay supporting more park bins?

Parks are places where people go.
The council should add rubbish and recycling bins to busy parks because they help keep shared spaces cleaner and make recycling easier.
Some people visit Kauri Bay Park on Saturdays.
Would you like to see a bin?

2.Match each essay part with its purpose.

Introduction
Body paragraph
Conclusion

Gives a reason supported by evidence or explanation
Restates the position and leaves the reader with a final thought or action
Introduces the issue and states the writer’s position

3.The passage says volunteers collected 18 bags of litter in one Saturday clean-up. Is this a fact from the passage or an opinion? Explain briefly.

4.Choose the strongest piece of evidence from the passage to support adding bins, then explain how it supports the argument.

5.Write a thesis statement taking a clear position on the council’s proposal. Include at least one reason. You may support or oppose the proposal.

6.Give two different reasons that could support your position. Add one piece of evidence or explanation for each reason.

7.Improve this weak argument by adding a specific reason and linking it to the proposal: “Bins are good.”

8.A visitor says, “The council should not add bins because they cost money and need emptying.” Write a respectful counter-argument that recognises this concern but explains why your position is still reasonable.

9.Write a persuasive body paragraph of about 4–6 sentences supporting your position. Include a topic sentence, a reason, evidence or explanation, and at least one persuasive word such as should, must, important, or essential.

10.Write a conclusion that restates your position in different words and gives the council a clear call to action.