Year 7 Persuasive Writing

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Persuasive Techniques

1. Which of the following is the main purpose of persuasive writing?

To entertain the reader

To convince the reader to agree with your viewpoint

To provide factual information only

To tell a story

2. Match each persuasive technique with its definition:

Repetition

Rhetorical Questions

Emotive Language

Statistics

Words that create strong feelings

Questions that don't need an answer

Using the same words or phrases multiple times

Facts and figures to support arguments

3. Which persuasive techniques are used in this sentence: "Don't you think it's absolutely outrageous that 75% of our school's students walk home in dangerous conditions every day?"

Rhetorical question

Emotive language

Statistics

Repetition

4. Complete this sentence: The three main parts of a persuasive text are the _____________, the _____________, and the _____________.

✏️ Part 2: Analysing Persuasive Texts

Read this persuasive paragraph and answer the questions below:

"School uniforms should be mandatory in all New Zealand schools. Uniforms create equality among students, regardless of their family's income. Studies show that schools with uniforms have 23% fewer bullying incidents. Don't we want our children to feel safe and accepted? Furthermore, uniforms save families time and money - no more morning arguments about what to wear! It's time for action."

5. What is the main argument (thesis) of this paragraph?

6. List three pieces of evidence the writer uses to support their argument:

a) _________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________

c) _________________________________________________

7. Identify one example of each persuasive technique used in the paragraph:

Rhetorical question: ________________________________

Statistics: _______________________________________

Emotive language: __________________________________

8. How effective do you think this paragraph is at persuading the reader? Explain your answer.