📝 Part 1: Planning Your Persuasive Letter

1. Choose your topic and audience. What issue do you want to write about?

School uniform policy

Environmental issue in your community

School facilities improvement

Local council issue

Other: ________________________

2. Who is your target audience? (Who will read your letter?)

3. What is your clear opinion on this topic? Complete this sentence:

I believe that _________________________________________________ because _________________________________________________.

🗂️ Part 2: Graphic Organiser - Structure Your Arguments

4. Introduction: Write your opening statement that clearly states your position.

5. Argument 1: What is your strongest reason?

6. Evidence for Argument 1: What facts, examples, or statistics support this reason?

7. Argument 2: What is your second strongest reason?

8. Evidence for Argument 2: What facts, examples, or statistics support this reason?

9. Argument 3 (optional): What is your third reason?

10. Conclusion: How will you summarise your position and leave a strong impression?

🎯 Part 3: Persuasive Devices Checklist

11. Which persuasive devices will you use in your letter? Check all that apply:

Emotive language (words that create strong feelings)

Statistics and facts

Personal examples or stories

Expert opinions or quotes

Rhetorical questions

Repetition for emphasis

Direct address to the reader

12. Fill in linking words you could use to connect your ideas:

To introduce reasons: because, _____________, _____________

To add more points: in addition, _____________, _____________

To give examples: for example, _____________, _____________

To conclude: therefore, _____________, _____________

✍️ Part 4: Draft Your Persuasive Letter

13. Using your planning from above, write your first draft here:

👥 Part 5: Peer Feedback Checklist

14. Exchange your draft with a partner. Use this checklist to give feedback:

Clarity and Organisation:

The opinion is clearly stated

The opinion needs to be clearer

Arguments are easy to follow

Arguments need better organisation

Persuasive Devices:

Uses linking words effectively

Includes emotive language

Provides evidence or examples

Has a strong introduction

Has a convincing conclusion

15. One thing that works really well in this letter:

16. One suggestion for improvement:

🔄 Part 6: Revision and Reflection

17. Based on the feedback you received, what will you revise in your letter?

18. Set a goal for your revision. I will:

Add stronger evidence to support my arguments

Make my conclusion more persuasive

Improve my use of linking words

Make my opinion statement clearer

Other: _________________________

19. Reflection: What did you learn about persuasive writing today?

20. How confident do you feel about writing persuasive letters now?

Very confident - I can write persuasive letters independently

Quite confident - I understand the main techniques

Somewhat confident - I need more practice

Not very confident - I need more support

Persuasive Letter Writing Workshop

Persuasive Letter Writing Workshop

📝 Part 1: Planning Your Persuasive Letter

🗂️ Part 2: Graphic Organiser - Structure Your Arguments

🎯 Part 3: Persuasive Devices Checklist

✍️ Part 4: Draft Your Persuasive Letter

👥 Part 5: Peer Feedback Checklist

Clarity and Organisation:

Persuasive Devices:

🔄 Part 6: Revision and Reflection

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