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Year 7 Persuasive Writing

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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.

🎯 Part 3: Writing Practice

9. Choose one of these topics and write a strong opening sentence (hook) to grab your reader's attention:

Topics: Mobile phones in schools / Homework on weekends / School starting later

Your hook: ________________________________________

10. Using the same topic, write a clear thesis statement that states your position:
11. Plan a persuasive paragraph using the structure below:

Topic sentence: ____________________________

Evidence 1: _________________________________

Evidence 2: _________________________________

Evidence 3: _________________________________

Concluding sentence: ________________________

12. Now write your complete persuasive paragraph using your plan above. Include at least two different persuasive techniques.

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