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Persuasive Writing Introduction

Explore how persuasive writing works, identify its features and practise building a convincing argument.

Recognising persuasion

Choose the best answer for each question.

1.What is a persuasive text mainly written to do?

Tell events in a made-up story
Influence what a reader thinks or does
Explain how to complete a task
Report observations without an opinion

2.Select all the text types that commonly aim to persuade an audience.

A product advertisement
A letter asking the council to improve a local facility
A recipe for making soup
A campaign speech
A daily weather forecast

3.Why should a writer think about the audience before choosing persuasive language?

Different readers may respond to different reasons and examples
It guarantees that every reader will agree
It makes the text longer
It means the writer can leave out supporting reasons

4.Select all the phrases that could link an opinion to a supporting reason or example.

This is important because
For instance
Furthermore
Long ago
At exactly three o'clock

Spot the parts of an argument

Read the example sentence before answering the questions.

5.Example: “Our robotics club should receive a small parts budget because students could test more designs and repair broken models.” What is the writer's opinion?

6.In the example sentence, give one reason the writer uses to support that opinion.

7.Complete the argument with a suitable linking word: “I believe our school should provide a quiet study space students need somewhere to concentrate.”

8.Complete the argument with a suitable linking phrase: “A calm room could help students finish their work. , it could give them somewhere quiet to concentrate.”

9.Name three features that can help make a persuasive argument convincing.

Build your own argument

Use the prompts to practise stating an opinion and supporting it.

10.Choose one issue: adding a weekly robotics-club session, allowing students to borrow equipment at lunchtime, or holding a school robot showcase. Write a clear opinion about your chosen issue.

11.Add one relevant reason to support the opinion you wrote. Start your reason with a linking phrase such as “because” or “For example”.

12.Think of an advertisement, poster or campaign message you have encountered. Describe what it wanted its audience to think or do, and name one feature that helped make its message persuasive.