Persuasive writing resources

A collection of persuasive writing resources for secondary English language students

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Typewriter With "Words Have Power" Sentence to represent Persuasive Writing Resources For Secondary Students

Persuasive writing is a key topic which appears in KS3 and KS4 English language curriculum maps and is often one of the trickiest formats for students to master. From understanding what language features are, to highlighting them in a piece of text, analysing their use and implementing them in writing, persuasive writing draws on a range of skills for students to learn. There are several handy mnemonics and acronyms to support your students remember common persuasive writing techniques including AFOREST, DAFOREST and ARIPEFOREST. So, to help you support your students, we have gathered together a range of persuasive writing examples, lessons and supportive materials to use in the classroom.

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KS3 and KS4 persuasive writing resources

Persuasive letter writing example
Rachael44

Persuasive letter writing example

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I couldn't find a text on line which provided the example of what I was looking for in a model persuasive letter. So I wrote one (and wish that i had done earlier as it was quicker) This is a letter to the head teacher which tries to persuade them to get rid of school uniform. It can be us...
Travel Writing - Persuasive Articles
EnglishGCSEcouk

Travel Writing - Persuasive Articles

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We look at persuasive articles and how a modelled example uses DAFOREST techniques to engage its readers, plus how you can begin a persuasive article in order to engage a reader. We look at the theme of travel writing through different holiday destinations and how we can persuade readers to want to ...
Persuasive Writing - school uniform
MissFincham

Persuasive Writing - school uniform

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This is a handout that I produced to assist in the writing of a persuasive letter about banning school uniform. The handout includes arguments for and against, as well as some facts and figures about school uniform and a small bank of persuasive techniques.
Persuasive Writing: TED Talks
MissDaisy Doesit

Persuasive Writing: TED Talks

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This lesson will teach students: What a 'TED Talk' is. How to differentiate between good and bad public speaking How to review a TED Talk for persuasive devices How to plan their own TED Talk
AFOREST
dlbuthfisher

AFOREST

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Persuasive writing worksheets that I used with my SEN students. I broke down the work over the week along with the text we are reading.
Persuasive writing help sheet
MrsMountain

Persuasive writing help sheet

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Persuasive writing help sheet for students. This includes sentence starters, rhetorical question starters and helpful imperatives. Useful for KS2 through to KS4.
DAFOREST Techniques Grid/Persuasive Language Techniques Grid
Isabellelockwood

DAFOREST Techniques Grid/Persuasive Language Techniques Grid

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This is a simple, editable DAFOREST techniques grid suitable for both KS3 and KS4 use. Whilst a column has been left blank for students to engage in creating their own examples of each DAFOREST technique (a great starter or plenary), this can be edited out in order to make this a reference-based res...
Travel Writing Lesson
ashleighmj25

Travel Writing Lesson

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Lesson focused on travel writing and persuasive techniques. For this lesson I brought in loads of travel magazines and brochures. This allowed students to cut and stick pictures around their persuasive pieces and to prompt their imaginations. We also looked at persuasive techniques in the writing us...
Persuasive Writing Scavenger Hunt
SchooledResources

Persuasive Writing Scavenger Hunt

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Do you want your students to improve their persuasive writing? Look no further! This activity makes learning persuasive techniques fun, practical and memorable! Dive into the world of persuasive language as students search for the techniques around your classroom. This engaging and interactive acti...