EnglishYears 7–9Writing

Persuasive writing

Write to persuade using rhetorical devices, emotive language and counter-arguments

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you want a pet 🐶. You write a letter to your parents to convince them. That's persuasive writing!

  2. 2

    What is the main goal of persuasive writing?

  3. 3

    Let's write a sentence to persuade someone to buy a chocolate bar 🍫.

  4. 4

    Drag the words to build a persuasive sentence for a new game 🎮.

  5. 5

    Which sentence is MOST persuasive?

  6. 6

    Tap the strongest persuasive word for a new phone 📱:

  7. 7

    What should you include in persuasive writing?

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