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Persuasive Writing
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The writer attempts to persuade the reader by trying to convince the reader to accept their point of view.
Purpose
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Persuasive Writing Structure
Open with a statement of the issue being addressed.
State your position on the issue.
Main body of text contains the arguments that are elaborated with
reasons and evidence ( facts ).
End with a summary.
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• Cause and effect• Opposing view• Action verbs• Repetition• Statistics and Facts• Emotive Language
Persuasive Writing Techniques
• Personal pronouns• Alliteration• Puns• Exaggeration• Rhetorical questions
Just remember… COARSE PAPER
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Using words like ‘we’, ‘you’, ‘our’ and ‘us’ to make your audience think you are talking only to them.
Eg. Together, we can make a difference.
Personal pronouns
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Words or phrases are repeated so that they stick in the reader’s mind.
e.g. remember what is was like to be at school; remember how much work you had?
Repetition Repetition Repetition
Repetition
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Words can be used to make the reader feel a certain emotion, like sadness or anger.
e.g. We are the poor, helpless childrenwho are forced to do hours and hours
of homework every night.
Emotive Language
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When information is given that is over the top, or slightly untrue.
e.g. If I get one more piece ofhomework, I am going to move to the
moon!
Exaggeration
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Using questions that don’t need an answer to get the reader to think.
e.g. Could you live with yourself if you missed out on this opportunity?
Rhetorical questions
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When truthful information is givento back up a point.
e.g. 95% of pupils feel that there is toomuch homework.
Facts and Statistics
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Action verbs encourage the reader to do something quickly and convey a sense of urgency and command.
“When you get home, go to your fridge and have a look at the amount of sugar and fatty foods in it. Ask yourself, are you doing
the right thing for your family?”
“ I urge you all to …”
“do something now!”
Action verbs
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Refuting an opposing view.
“Although some people think ……, I feel this misses the point as…”
Opposing view
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Smoking leads to cancer.
Eating too much junk food makes us fat.
Speed and you will be caught.
Cause and effect
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Play on words. Puns grab attention and create rapport by using humour.
Eg. If you have a fear of hurdles, you just need to get over it.
Puns
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Repeating the consonant sounds at the beginning ofwords to make them stand out.
Eat Yo Yos. They’re yummy in your mouth!
Alliteration