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Persuasive Introduction Writing

Explore the building blocks of persuasive introductions, then plan and write your own. Use Australian spelling and make your opinion clear.

Spot the persuasive moves

Read each example and identify the sentence type it uses.

1.“Could our sailing club make room for a quiet reading corner?” Which sentence type is this?

A rhetorical question
A statistic or fact
A vivid description

2.“The club has 24 junior sailors who meet each Saturday.” Which sentence type is this?

A rhetorical question
A statistic or fact
A vivid description

3.“Imagine stepping inside from the salty breeze into a warm room filled with books and soft cushions.” Which sentence type is this?

A strong opinion statement
A statistic or fact
A vivid description

4.Which features can help a persuasive introduction engage its reader? Select all that apply.

An opening hook
A clearly stated opinion
Persuasive word choices
Using only short, simple sentences
A mix of sentence types

Build an introduction

Use the topic: Should a sailing club offer beginner lessons at no cost?

5.Finish this rhetorical question so it introduces the topic: “Have you ever wanted to try sailing but …?”

6.Write a relevant fact or statistic that could support offering free beginner sailing lessons. Do not invent a precise statistic; you may use a general fact.

7.Create a vivid opening beginning “Picture a Saturday morning when …” to show what free beginner lessons could be like.

8.Write a persuasive introduction of about four to six sentences arguing whether the sailing club should offer free beginner lessons. Include a hook, a clear opinion, persuasive language and at least two different sentence types.

9.In your introduction, name the sentence types you used. If you used a different introduction, identify its sentence types instead.

Independent challenge

Choose one prompt and write an introduction that persuades your reader.

10.Choose one topic: junior sailors should help plan club events; sailing clubs should lend life jackets to beginners; or sailing lessons should include more time on the water. Write a four-to-six-sentence persuasive introduction with a hook, a clear opinion, persuasive language and at least two sentence types.

11.Revise one sentence from your introduction by using a colon or semicolon correctly. Write the revised sentence.