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Persuasive Speech Planner

Read the model speech, then identify its persuasive features. Next, plan and write a paragraph about the topic provided. You may use the sample answers as guides; your own ideas can be different.

Spot persuasive features

Read the model speech. Look for a hook, an opinion, a reason, supporting evidence and a call to action.

Picture a schoolyard where butterflies visit flowers and students can relax beneath leafy trees. Wouldn’t that be a great place to learn? I believe our school should plant more native trees and flowers. Plants provide shelter and food for insects and birds, and they can make outdoor spaces more pleasant. For instance, a patch of flowering plants could give bees a place to gather nectar during break times. Aotearoa New Zealand’s native plants are also well suited to local conditions. Let’s ask our school community to choose a planting area and help care for it. We can make our school grounds greener, one plant at a time.

Hook: catches the audience’s attention

Opinion: states the speaker’s position

Reason: explains why the speaker holds that position

Evidence or example: supports an idea with a specific detail

Call to action: asks the audience to do something

1.In the model speech, who is the likely audience, and what action does the speaker ask them to take?

2.Find one phrase from the model speech that works as a hook. Explain how it is meant to interest the audience.

3.Which persuasive feature in the model speech do you think is most convincing? Name it and explain how it could affect the audience.

Plan and write

Topic: Our school should give students more opportunities to spend time outdoors. Plan a position, a reason, a specific supporting detail and a call to action. Then combine your ideas into a persuasive paragraph. Linking words such as because, for instance, in addition and consequently can help connect your ideas.

4.For the topic of giving students more opportunities to spend time outdoors, write a clear position that states what you believe.

5.For the topic of giving students more opportunities to spend time outdoors, give one reason that supports your position.

6.For the topic of giving students more opportunities to spend time outdoors, add a specific example or detail that could support your reason.

7.Choose one linking word or phrase to connect ideas in a paragraph about more outdoor opportunities at school.

8.Write a concluding sentence or call to action for a persuasive paragraph asking for more outdoor opportunities at school.

9.Write a persuasive paragraph supporting or opposing more opportunities for students to spend time outdoors at school. Include your position, a reason, a specific example and a concluding sentence or call to action.

10.After writing your paragraph about outdoor opportunities at school, name one persuasive feature you used and explain how it helps your paragraph.