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Introduction to Persuasive Text
LEARN
Purpose of a persuasive text is to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion.
Where might you see persuasive texts?
How might we structure persuasive texts?
Quick Fire Debates
Unpack the following text together - Everybody should learn how to cook
Statements - What is your stance?
Money can't buy happiness.
Happiness is a choice.
You can't change your character.
The pursuit of happiness makes people less happy.
Students should be paid to go to school.
Social media impacts our happiness for the worse.
CREATE
Having thought about the above statements your task this week is to write a short persuasive text. Here is the criteria your piece needs to have:
Main idea (Take a stance) - 3 supporting paragraphs/arguments
Must include vocabulary from this doc
1 Rhetorical Question - think about where this will have the most impact.
SHARE
Share your work onto your blog. Remember it must have a catchy title for your audience, a brief intro into what you have done, your piece of writing, and a question to engage your audience to comment.
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