Teaching Persuasive Writing

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Teaching Persuasive Writing

• Aim of this session
• To learn how to use persuasive writing techniques
  in your subject

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Guilt persuade a group of teenagers to give
money to charity

• 10 children in Africa will die this month if
  you dont contribute 1 to Oxfam.

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Rhetorical Question persuade a group of
students not to drop litter

• How would you feel if you knew your grandchildren
  might be brought up in an society that is
  polluted because of your ignorance?

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Imagery persuading the local council to help
ease congestion in the city.

• Picture the calm streets and the clean smell in
  the air. The roads are no longer cluttered with
  cars and motorbikes you are free to walk and
  enjoy the natural environment.

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Personal Pronouns persuade year 11 to eat more
healthily at lunchtimes

• Together WE can all motivate each other to
  prevent heart disease.

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Emotive Language persuade a member of your
family/someone you know to quit smoking

• 76 year old Bettys health has deteriorated
  rapidly. Years of smoking and ignoring friends
  advice has left her gasping for breath, unable to
  walk up the stairs. Her grandchildren cry because
  they can do nothing to help her.

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Repeat your point

• I said earlier Together we can all motivate
  each other to prevent heart disease.
• During this part of the writing you might say
  We really work together to prevent heart
  disease.

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Stress that point!

• When writing to persuade you need to really
  STRESS your point. You can do this by
  underlining words, using capital letters or by
  using bold writing. For example, Stop smoking
  NOW!

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Use the rule of 3 persuade Year 11 to take AS
level History

• Use three hard-hitting words to emphasise your
  point.
• For example In AS level History you will learn
  how to be analytical, evaluative and critical.
  These are all skills that can be applied across
  the curriculum, and that many universities will
  be looking for.

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Provocative Language create a poster which
would persuade young men to sign up to join the
armed forces on the outbreak of WWII

• It is your duty to serve your country and ensure
  victory for all!

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Statistics

• Students can refer to actual facts or key quotes
  learned in your subject to support their line of
  argument. Students will more than likely need to
  present actual facts as part of the subject. The
  key to emphasise the importance of facts to
  ensure the piece of writing PERSUADES.

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GRIPPERS3PS

• Guilt
• Rhetorical Questions
• Imagery
• Personal
• Pronouns
• Emotive Language
• Repetition
• Stress

3 (rule of) Provocative language Statistics
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What next?

• Think about where GRIPPERS3PS might be built into
  your schemes of work.
• Inform Craig when persuasive writing could be a
  feature in your lesson/s and invite him in.
• Feedback to members of your department/model the
  technique in a department meeting.
• Evaluate does this technique work for you and
  your subject?
• Cross-curricular observation