NONFICTION WRITING: Persuasive Texts

Sun, surf and sand, is what makes the beach relaxing.

Is an example of...

Netball is awesome. Netball is great exercise. Netball is a game everyone should play.

Which reason best supports that schools should encourage more students to walk.

• None of the reasons are valid.
• Students can sleep in longer.
• It reduces pollution and increases physical activity.
• You don't need buses.

Which technique in persuasive writing uses pieces of information that are proven to be true as evidences to your argument?

• direct address

• emotive language

• rhetorical question

• fact

What is the purpose of persuasive writing?

• To inform

• To entertain or tell a story

• To convince or persuade

• To give directions

Recycling is our best hope in conserving our natural resources.

The word 'best' is an example of ....

• metaphor

• superlative

• personal pronoun

• statistics

How could you even consider not going?

Is an example of...

It is a technique that uses facts containing numbers, showing the writer's knowledge of the topic.

• statistics

• fact

• opinion

• direct address

This ads uses....

• opinion

• fact

• statistics

• emotive language

Students these days are busier than ever. We have ballet, piano, and extra math. Which is why our teachers shouldn't give a lot of homework.

'We' and 'Our' are examples of ...