Persuasive Writing Masterclass: Unlocking the Power of Words

"Persuasive Writing Masterclass: Unlocking the Power of Words" is a comprehensive resource that aligns with the domains of Bloom's taxonomy, designed to teach students the art of persuasive writing. This resource offers a systematic approach to mastering persuasive techniques, understanding the structure of persuasive essays, critically analysing persuasive texts, evaluating arguments, and ultimately creating original persuasive works. This resource not only equips students with a solid understanding of persuasive writing but also empowers them to apply, analyse, evaluate, and create persuasive arguments effectively. With a focus on both foundational knowledge and practical application, this resource supports students in becoming skilled and confident persuasive writers.

This resource includes:

REMEMBERING:

• Recall and identify key components of persuasive writing.
• Students can accurately define and provide examples of persuasive techniques such as rhetorical appeals, rhetorical devices, and persuasive language.
• Match DAFORESTI - persuasive language techniques with their definitions.
• Identify the persuasive technique used in the given sentences.
• Identify the persuasive technique used in the given sentences.
• Match the definitions of rhetorical devices - PERSUADE used to construct persuasive arguments with their examples.
• Match the definitions of rhetorical appeals used to construct persuasive arguments with their examples.

UNDERSTANDING:

• Demonstrate comprehension of persuasive writing by explaining its structure.
• Students can not only list and define the essential elements but also explain the basic structure and organisation of a persuasive essay.
• Match the structural elements of a persuasive essay with their meaning.
• Match the structural elements of a persuasive essay with their examples.
• Think of a suitable headline that best matches the persuasive paragraph.
• In the following paragraphs, a claim, evidence and result are given. Provide a suitable topic sentence that best introduces the paragraph.
• Select the best sentence that answers the question.

APPLYING:

• Apply persuasive writing strategies to construct your own persuasive arguments.
• Students can effectively employ persuasive techniques, such as using relevant evidence, logical reasoning, and emotional appeals, to develop a cohesive and persuasive argument on a given topic.
• Use your persuasive techniques to convince your customers and sell the products shown in the pictures.
• Follow the IQC model to construct a persuasive argument about climate change.
• Follow the CERC model to construct a persuasive argument about a plant-based diet.
• Follow the PEEC model to construct a persuasive argument for the impact of social media.

ANALYSING:

• Analyze persuasive texts to identify the author's persuasive techniques and their impact.
• Students can critically analyse persuasive texts, identifying and explaining the specific persuasive techniques employed by the author.
• Analyse the following persuasive essay and identify the language techniques.
• Identify the sentences that show the author's use of persuasive techniques.

EVALUATING:

• Evaluate and critique persuasive arguments based on their validity, relevance, and persuasiveness.
• Students can assess the quality of persuasive writing by evaluating the strength of the evidence presented, the logical coherence of the argument, the credibility of the sources cited, and the overall persuasiveness of the piece.
• Evaluate the following persuasive essay and identify the structural elements.
• Identify the sentences that show the elements of a persuasive structure.

CREATING:

• Create original persuasive texts that effectively communicate their ideas and persuade the intended audience.
• Students can independently generate well-structured and coherent persuasive essays, speeches or write persuasive letters utilising various persuasive techniques.
• Differentiated tasks for level learners based on NGRT, CAT4 and GL data.
• Select a prompt and plan the first draft of your persuasive essay using the given planning frame.
• Select a prompt and plan the first draft of your persuasive essay.
• Write the final draft of your persuasive essay using the given sentence frame.
• Peer-assess your second draft to identify the sentences that show evidence of structure and language techniques using the checklist and the rubrics.
• Write the final draft of your persuasive letter using the sentence frame.
• Write the final draft of your persuasive speech using the sentence frame.

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