an idea or reason to support your opinion

Generating points to use in a persuasive letter about school uniform

English

In 'School Uniform: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils develop their understanding of persuasive devices and how to apply these to a real-life context. In 'Front Desk: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils will further develop their understanding of how to use persuasive devices and apply these to the context of a realistic fiction text.

In 'Introduction to Debate', pupils will begin to learn about persuasive devices and how to use these in spoken language. In 'School Uniform: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils will develop this understanding and apply it to written context.

School uniform: persuasive letter writing

Fill in the missing word in this sentence: Points contain an opinion, are one sentence long and use the word __________ to give one reason for that opinion. 

A persuasive point is an idea or reason to...

it can be made interesting with different toppings. 

Finish this point: I believe that pizza is the best food because...

It can be restrictive and uncomfortable to wear.

Which of these is an effective reason why school uniform should be made compulsory?

True or false? Persausion is the action or process of trying to change someone’s mind or behaviour.

to change someone’s mind or behaviour or convince them about something

What is the purpose of a persuasive letter? 

to explain (persuading someone to agree with you)

to sell (persuading someone to buy something)

to entertain (persuading someone to be entertained) 

Which of these is **not** a reason for writing a persuasive letter? 

True or false? Persuasive lettters are mostly written in an informal way. 

Which of these would you **not** expect to see in a formal letter?

Which **two** of these linguistic techniques is likely to be used in a persuasive letter? 

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