Persuasive Writing: Convincing Your Audience

Persuasive Writing: Convincing Your Audience

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to write a persuasive text that effectively convinces your audience.

Introduce the learning objective to the students and explain what they will learn in this lesson.

What do you already know about writing a persuasive text?

What is Persuasive Writing?

Persuasive writing is a type of writing where the author presents their opinion or argument with the goal of convincing the reader to agree with them.

Explain the concept of persuasive writing and provide examples to help students understand.

Identifying Your Audience

To write a persuasive text, you need to consider your audience and their beliefs, values, and opinions.

Explain the importance of identifying the audience and provide tips on how to do so.

Choosing Your Topic

Choose a topic that you are passionate about and can support with evidence and examples.

Discuss how to choose a good topic for a persuasive text and provide examples.

Organizing Your Text

To effectively persuade your audience, your text should have an introduction, body, and conclusion. Use persuasive language and evidence to support your argument.

Explain the structure of a persuasive text and provide tips on how to organize the text for maximum impact.

Using Persuasive Language

Use persuasive language, such as strong adjectives and emotive language, to engage your audience and persuade them to agree with your argument.

Provide examples of persuasive language and show how it can be used effectively in a persuasive text.

Using Evidence

Use evidence, such as statistics and examples, to support your argument and make your text more convincing.

Explain the importance of using evidence in a persuasive text and provide tips on how to find and use evidence effectively.

Call to Action

End your text with a call to action, encouraging your audience to take a specific action based on your argument.

Explain the importance of a call to action and provide tips on how to write an effective one.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.