Persuasive Writing

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

• To inform

• To entertain or tell a story

• To convince or persuade

• To give directions

After reading a strong persuasive message, a person would most likely.....

• learn how to do something

• agree with the message

• feel happy

• play a board game

The goal of an argument is to .......

• entertain someone with a good story

• get someone to see your point of view

• learn something

• feel happy

A claim is ______________________________.

• examples, data, facts, and information.

• a fact.

• a debatable statement that can be supported with evidence.

• an answer to a question.

Persuasive writing?

• tells why an event.

• short works. 

• persuades readers to adopt a point of view or take an action.

• tells why an event.

a type of writing where you are trying to get someone to believe the same way you do or do something you want them to do with only one view point

• narrative

• persuasive

• informative

• argumentative

Which type of writing is an effective way to change people's minds about a topic? You can convince anybody (family, friends, teachers, strangers) of something.

• Narrative Writing

• Opinion Writing

• Descriptive Writing

• Informative Writing

• Persuasive Writing

If you are trying to persuade someone, you are making an _______________ for / against something.

• Assessment

• Argument

• Augmentation

• Aragram

We write persuasive essays to... 

• inform our audience with research about one topic.

• Persuade the audience to agree with our opinions

• To tell a story

Read the statements below. What is the statement in bold?

• Point of View

• Argument

• Reason/Evidence