1. Persuasive Writing

2. 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.

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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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:

8. 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.

9. 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…