AQA GCSE English Language | Persuasive Writing About Exercise | 6 Worksheets & Exam Practice
DescriptionA structured 6-worksheet persuasive writing pack for AQA GCSE English Language, helping students plan, organise and write convincing arguments.
Using Exercise Is Not Optional – It’s Essential! as the central task, students explore whether schools should make physical exercise a compulsory part of the school day.
Ideal for developing AQA Paper 2 Question 5 persuasive and transactional writing skills.
The 6 worksheets cover:
- Understanding the Task – identifying purpose, audience, viewpoint and persuasive arguments.
- Planning Your Response – selecting reasons, supporting evidence and counterarguments.
- Persuasive Techniques – direct address, rhetorical questions, emotive language, facts, statistics, repetition and rule of three.
- Building Persuasive Paragraphs – point, reason, example, technique and explanation.
- Structuring Your Writing – introductions, developed arguments, counterarguments and strong conclusions.
- Exam Practice and Self-Check – planning and writing an exam-style persuasive response about exercise in schools.
What’s included:
- 6 colourful, scaffolded worksheets
- Purpose, audience and viewpoint activities
- Persuasive technique practice
- Argument planning frameworks
- Paragraph-building guidance
- Vocabulary banks and sentence starters
- Independent writing tasks
- Editing and self-assessment checklists
Students develop confidence through a practical Read, Notice, Practise, Check and Improve approach.
Ideal for Years 10–11, AQA GCSE English Language lessons, persuasive writing, Paper 2 revision, literacy intervention, homework and SEND/EAL support.
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