The Learning
             • Remembering, understanding 
                and applying the persuasive                                                                Numeracy       Literacy       Health & 
                                                                                                                                         Wellbeing
                writing skills you already have 
             • Understanding, analysing and                                                                       Working        Cultural 
                                                                                                                    with         Literacy
                evaluating examples of other                                                                       Others
                people’s persuasive writing                                                                               Critical        Wider 
                                                                                                          Employability
                                                                                                                         Thinking        Achievement  
             • Creating an original piece of 
                persuasive writing                                                                                 Digital        Political 
                                                                                                                  Literacy        Literacy 
                  Learning Activities 
       1. Choosing a thesis and planning 
           your ideas
       2. Writing a rough draf
       3. Editing and revising your rough               Significant 
           draf                                         Aspects of 
                                                        English and 
       4. Creating your final submission                  Literacy
           and reviewing your learning 
                     Success Criteria 
     1. Choosing a  Read ‘What is Persuasive Writing?’ 
      subject and   Read the ‘Choosing your Thesis’ 
                     slides, decide on your thesis and 
     planning your   make a plan of your ideas 
                    Read the ‘Carrying out Research’ 
         ideas       slides 
                    Choose your sources and take 
                     notes accordingly 
                    Create a detailed plan using the 
                     ‘Detailed Plan Instructions’ slides 
                     as a guide
      What is Persuasive Writing?
    Persuasive writing is a type of writing that tries to convince a reader of a particular 
    opinion or belief: usually the writer’s.
    You must try to get the audience on your side if you want to persuade them of 
    something.
    This can be done by:
     • appealing to the audience's reason
     • appealing to audience's experiences 
     • appealing to the audience's emotions
            Choosing your Thesis: 1
                 What is a thesis?                  How do you decide on a thesis?
       • The overall stance or position       • Check out the examples given 
         that your essay will argue           • Look online for your own ideas
                                              • Discuss possible topics with your 
       • It is a statement, not a question      friends/family 
       • It is also the essay title           • Make sure you decide on a stance in 
                                                relation to the topic you’ve chosen
                                              • Ask your teacher to clarify any issues you 
                                                have about a thesis
                                              • Ultimately, it has to be your choice: No 
                                                topic> No thesis > No essay > No 
                                                qualification