Quick persuasive activities Your task is to spend between five to ten minutes completing the activity listed in each slide. These activities are to be completed in handwriting in your exercise book.

Persuasion Write five compelling reasons to a parent why you should be allowed to have an increase in pocket money.

Persuasion Write five detailed and compelling reasons why weekends should be extended an extra day.

Connectives List some connectives you could use in a persuasive letter in order to link your ideas together. For example: ‘Even though…’ ‘In addition…’

Discussion For mobile phones in school Against mobile phones in school Write a ‘for’ and ‘against’ list for having a mobile phone in school, with no fewer than five arguments per column. For mobile phones in school Against mobile phones in school

Discussion For homework Against homework List the arguments ‘for’ and ‘against’ homework, with no fewer than five arguments per column. For homework Against homework

Persuasive Writing Name and describe a new caramel chocolate so as to persuade someone to buy it.

Persuasive Writing Write some persuasive phrases for a new advert / commercial advertising a brand new cleaning polish.

Persuasive Writing A new cereal has been launched. Name this product and you use some creative alliteration to sell it.

Persuasive Writing Write two detailed paragraphs about any topic or issue whatsoever that you are passionate about and that you are yet to write about or talk about so far this year. Make the reasons for this opinion that you hold sound as compelling and convincing as possible.