🎯 WALT: We Are Learning To identify and use persuasive techniques effectively

Success Criteria:

I can identify at least 4 persuasive techniques

I can explain how techniques influence readers

I can write using persuasive language features

📚 Part 1: Identifying Persuasive Techniques

1. Read this text: "Every responsible New Zealand teenager should have a part-time job. Statistics show that 78% of employers prefer candidates with work experience. Don't you want to succeed in life?"

Which persuasive techniques are used? (Tick all that apply)

Emotive language

Statistics/evidence

Rhetorical question

Expert opinion

2. What is the most effective persuasive technique for convincing teenagers?

Celebrity endorsement

Scientific evidence

Peer pressure/bandwagon

Fear tactics

3. Dyslexia-friendly option: Match the technique to its definition by drawing lines:

Alliteration

Anecdote

Hyperbole

Personal story

Extreme exaggeration

Repeated starting sounds

✏️ Part 2: Writing Persuasive Paragraphs

4. Write a persuasive paragraph arguing that "Students should be allowed to use mobile phones during lunch breaks at school." Use at least 2 persuasive techniques.

Differentiation support: Include: topic sentence, 2 reasons with evidence, persuasive techniques, concluding sentence.

5. Identify and label the persuasive techniques you used in Question 4:

6. Extension Activity: Rewrite your paragraph from Question 4 for a different audience (parents instead of teachers). How would you change your language and arguments?

🔍 Part 3: Analysing Argument Effectiveness

7. Rate the effectiveness of this argument (1-5 scale): "Climate change is destroying our planet. My cousin Sarah says the weather is definitely getting weirder every year. We must act now or we'll all die!"

1 (Very weak)

2 (Weak)

3 (Average)

4 (Strong)

5 (Very strong)

8. Explain your rating. What makes this argument weak or strong?

9. Challenge: Rewrite the argument from Question 7 to make it more persuasive using stronger evidence and techniques.

Reflection: Circle how confident you feel about persuasive writing techniques:

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