Persuasive Writing

What is the first step in persuasive writing?

• Know your audience

• Research

• Reading

What is persuasive writing?

• writing to tell a story

• writing to convince

• writing about history

• fictional writing

TRUE or FALSE: Once you've selected a side you can flip flop?

• True

• False

Which of these reasons best describes the point of persuasive writing?

• to make someone laugh

• to change someone's mind about something

• to make somebody a better person

• to inform

Which word fits this description: The support or proof that backs up an idea, conclusion, or opinion.

• Claim

• Persuasive

• Evidence

• Relevant

What is a thesis statement?

• A general explanation of the topic

• A step by step of what will be said in the essay

• A statement that summarises the main idea of an essay

• A suggestion that you should read the essay

A fact is:

• an opinion

• something that is known or proven to be true

• any piece of academic writing

• a statement

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice , sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice. What technique did the speaker use here?

• repetition

• rhetoric

• cliche

• opinion

which of these is NOT a persuasive writing technique

• Alliteration

• Emotive language

• Exaggeration

• Plot development

Are things that come in threes more persuasive?

• Yes

• No

• Unsure