Writing HV2 - What is persuasive writing? (HR)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Writing project

Today's lesson goals

1. You know what persuasive writing is 
   
2. You know how you will be tested this period
3. You know how to come up with an opening statement
4. You know how to come up with arguments to support OR counter an opening statement

00:25

How would you translate the words persuade and convince into Dutch?

01:08

Name two forms of text for which you can use persuasive writing

01:31

Why do you think persuasive writing is a better way of changing someone's mind than whining or complaining? Answer in English

Come up with a situation in your life in which you could use persuasive writing. Answer in English.

More on persuasive writing

In the next slides, you will learn more about how to write persuasively.

Some of it will be repetition of what you learned in the video earlier. But repetition is important in learning AND in persuasive writing!

What aspects of persuasive writing that were mentioned earlier this lesson did you recognize in this text? think of words, sentences, structure, content.

Now you (hopefully) know what persuasive writing is :)

How will you be tested on your persuasive writing skills?

There will be two test moments.

1. Week 12. This is a formative writing test. You will write a persuasive text as if it were a test and get feedback on it, to improve your writing skills. 
   
2. Week 16. This is a summative test. Again, you will write a persuasive text but now you will get a mark for your text.
   

Now let's do some work!

A persuasive text usually opens with an opening statement. This is a sentence that the writer agrees with and the writer wants to convince the reader of as well.

Example opening statements: "Smartphones should be banned from schools", "School days should start no earlier than 09:30" or "borders between countries should no longer exist"

Write down an opening statement that you could use to write a persuasive text with.

Arguments

Choose an opening statement that you see on the board (yours or someone else's) and think of three arguments to support OR counter the opening statement. 

Write them down in your English Word document.

Example: 

• Opening statement: More taxes should raised on meat and dairy to reduce their consumption

• Argument 1: Meat and dairy are a major cause of carbon emissions through deforestation and production of methane,  increasing global warming
• Argument 2: Production of meat and dairy causes great harm to animals.
  
• Argument 3: Consuming a lot of meat and dairy is bad for public health.
  

Now let's check what you've learned!

I know what persuasive writing is

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I know how I will be tested on my persuasive writing skills

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I know how to come up with an opening statement

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I know how to come up with arguments to support OR counter an opening statement

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That's it for today!