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Persuasive Writing Skills Worksheet

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Persuasive Writing Skills Worksheet

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🎯 Part 1: Planning Your Argument

1. Choose your topic. Which statement do you agree with most?

School uniform should be compulsory for all students

Mobile phones should be banned in schools

Homework should be abolished

The school day should start at 10am

2. List THREE reasons that support your chosen argument:

Reason 1: _________________________________________________

Reason 2: _________________________________________________

Reason 3: _________________________________________________

3. What would people who disagree say? Write ONE counter-argument:

💪 Part 2: Persuasive Language Techniques

4. Match each persuasive technique to its example:
Rhetorical question
Statistics
Emotive language
Direct address
"You deserve better"
"87% of students agree"
"Isn't it time for change?"
"devastating consequences"
5. Complete these persuasive sentence starters for YOUR chosen topic:

Rhetorical question: Don't you think that ________________________?

Statistic: Research shows that ___% of _________________________.

Emotive language: This _____________ issue affects every ____________.

✍️ Part 3: Write Your Persuasive Paragraph

6. Use this structure to write ONE persuasive paragraph (4-6 sentences) about your chosen topic:

Sentence 1 - Topic sentence: State your main point clearly

Sentence 2 - Evidence: Give a reason, statistic, or example

Sentence 3 - Persuasive technique: Use a rhetorical question OR emotive language

Sentence 4 - Link: Connect back to why this matters

7. Circle the persuasive techniques you used in your paragraph:

Rhetorical question

Statistics/facts

Emotive language

Direct address (you/your)

Strong adjectives

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