Persuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing Persuasive writing is used to change people’s opinions. You normally want to make something change, or you want to stop something from changing.

Persuasive Writing It’s important for students. It shows the teachers that the students understand WHY something is important.

Persuasive Writing It’s also used to change the world, the government, people’s lifestyles, their opinions, and how they think!

Persuasive Writing It is often used with other types of writing that we will learn later. Persuasive Writing

using cellphones in class ADVANTAGES OF… DISADVANTAGES OF… travelling cheating using cellphones in class getting enough sleep procrastinating (waiting until later to do something important) waking up early stress

Topic Sentences Think of a change that we should make because of your rules. For my example, homework, I gave disadvantages. This means I think homework is bad. So, what should change? I could say:

Making Topic Sentences Teachers should give less homework Teachers shouldn’t give homework Homework should be banned Homework should be stopped We should stop doing homework for three good reasons. for several reasons. for a few reasons. because of its many disadvantages. because of its many advantages.

Organizing your brainstorming If you say You can say… 3 reasons The first reason is + Noun .. another reason is + noun.. A final reason is + noun… 3 advantages The first advantage is.. Another advantage is… A final advantage is… 3 problems The first problem is… Another problem is…