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Persuasive Paragraph Planning

The bike repair shop is asking the local council to add a safe bike-parking rack near the town library. Sione wants to persuade the council. Use the evidence card and planning tools below to build a convincing paragraph. Remember: a statistic is only persuasive when you explain what it shows.

Evidence card

A fictional one-week count near the town library found that 48 people arrived by bicycle. The existing rack has 12 spaces. On three afternoons, every space was occupied and 6 bicycles were left locked to nearby fences. This is a small local count, not a survey of the whole town.

1.What is Sione’s main claim? Choose the clearest persuasive position.

The council should add a bike rack near the town library.
Bicycles have two wheels and need regular repairs.
The library is a popular place in town.
Some people locked bicycles to fences.

2.Which detail from the evidence card is the strongest statistic for supporting the claim that more parking is needed?

3.Complete the reasoning chain: The rack has 12 spaces, but . This suggests that .

4.Which sentence explains the evidence rather than simply repeating it?

There are 12 spaces in the rack.
Six bicycles were left locked to fences on three afternoons, showing that some riders could not find a rack space.
The count happened over one week.
The library is near the bike repair shop.

5.Match each paragraph part to its job.

Claim
Evidence
Explanation
Call to action

Shows how the evidence supports the claim
States the writer’s position
Suggests what the reader should do
Provides a relevant fact or statistic

6.Choose a linking phrase that introduces evidence without exaggerating what the small local count proves.

A one-week count near the library found that...
Science proves beyond doubt that...
Everyone knows that...
It is impossible to argue that...

7.True or false: The count proves that all people in the town want the council to build a new bike rack.

TrueFalse

8.Plan a paragraph by filling in each part: claim; statistic; what the statistic suggests; and a practical request to the council.

9.Write a persuasive paragraph of about 5–7 sentences using your plan. Include a clear claim, an accurately introduced statistic, an explanation, and a final request or conclusion.

10.Self-check your paragraph. Mark each statement true or false: (a) It states a clear opinion. (b) It uses a statistic accurately. (c) It explains why the evidence matters. (d) It ends with a conclusion or request.

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