Persuasive Writing Lesson

Your audience is...

• How you are writing

• What you are writing

• Why you are writing

• Who you are writing for

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

• To inform

• To entertain or tell a story

• To convince or persuade

• To give directions

What is persuasive writing?

• It is a type of research writing.

• It is a type of opinion writing.

True or False? You can use persuasive writing to convince your family, friends, teachers and even strangers

• True

• False

To persuade means ___________.

• to comment

• to argue

• to convince

• to talk

Complete the sentence with the correct words. Persuasive writing is __________________ way to _______________ people's ____________.

• an ineffective, convince, opinions

• an effective, change, minds

• an effective, convince, minds

• an effective, change, opinions

What is the main goal of persuasive writing?

• To inform the reader

• To entertain the reader

• To convince the reader

• To describe a scene

Which of the following is a key component of persuasive writing?

• Anecdotes

• Facts and evidence

• Descriptive language

• Dialogue

True or False? Persuasive writing can be used in advertisements.

• True

• False

Which sentence is an example of persuasive writing?

• The sky is blue.

• You should vote for me because I will improve the school.

• I went to the park yesterday.

• The book was on the table.