Oral Language


A You’ve got it all wrong! Imagine that you are the ‘baddie’ in a famous story or fairytale. Convince your classmates that you did nothing wrong and the ‘heroes’ of the story are really to blame.


Writing Genre – Persuasive Writing


The purpose of persuasive writing is to present a logical argument from a particular point of view. It may be written in the form of a debate, a letter or an advertisement. Structure: ƒ Statement − State the problem or argument. This is sometimes presented as a question. ƒ Position taken − The author gives their position (point of view) on the topic.


ƒ Argument − Points arguing the position taken; the arguments ‘for’ are stated first, followed by the arguments ‘against’.


ƒ Conclusion or summary − A summary of the main points or position, an evaluation of the topic if no position was originally taken or a request for action.


A Plan, organise and write your own speech to persuade your class to vote for you in an election.


1. Choose one of the following jobs: ƒ Chairperson of the student council (leader) ƒ Treasurer of the student council (handles money)


 Yard/sports monitor  Green Team leader


ƒ Secretary of the student council (takes notes and keeps time in meetings) 2. In your copy, plan your persuasive speech using a mind map like the one below.


Why you want the job


Things you would do i elected


Your chosen job


The special s ills you have


Why your


classmates should vote for you


3. Use your mind map to write the first draft of your persuasive speech. Each argument should be presented in a different paragraph in the form of:


ƒ Point B Art activity


Design a poster to accompany your election campaign. Include a catchy slogan, your main opinions or strengths and a picture if possible.


18  Elaboration  Evidence


Unit 3 | Persuasive Writing 1


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