Non- Fiction

Persuasive
By. Ms. Asmaa Abdelfattah

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 NOW, WHAT DOES ‘PERSUASIVE WRITING’
MEAN?
• Persuasive writing intends to convince readers to believe in an idea or opinion and to do an action.

• Persuasive writing, is a piece of writing in which the writer uses words to convince the reader that the writer's
opinion is correct.

• Persuasive writing sometimes involves convincing the reader to perform an action.

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 KINDS OF PERSUASIVE WRITING:

1) an advertisement.

2) a poster or flier.

3) a newspaper or a magazine article.

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 Kinds of persuasive
KINDS OF PERSUASIVE WRITING: writing:

4-leaflet

5- letter

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 Thus, whether we are
THUS, WHETHER WE ARE WRITING: writing

✓ A Persuasive article,

✓ A Persuasive Leaflet,

✓ An Advertisement,

✓ A persuasive Letter,

✓ We need to include the previous techniques.

✓ What were the techniques??

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 PERSUASIVE DEVICES
TO MAKE THE READER HEAR , NOTICE, AND COMPLETELY INVOLVED IN YOUR
WRITING USE (A FOREST):

Alliteration
F acts
Opinions
Repetition & R hetorical Questions
Emotive Language & Exaggeration
S tatistics
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▪ A persuasive Writing gives one side or

Purpose view of an issue or an argument.
of ▪ It is BIASED..
Persuasive ▪ The main purpose is to persuade or
Writing convince the reader that you are right.

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 ▪ Title: Use an attention grabbing title.

▪ Introduction: Introduce the topic and

Layout of end your introduction with a thesis
statement which states your opinion.
Persuasive
Writing
[5 paragraphs] ▪ Body: 3 paragraphs

▪ Conclusion: summary

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 ▪ Title: Use an attention grabbing title.
▪ Ex:
▪ Children Should NOT watch Television

Example of ▪ Introduction: Introduce the topic and

a title and end your introduction with a thesis
an statement which states your opinion.
introduction ▪ Ex:
Thus, children should not watch television
for many reasons.

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 ▪ Body:
▪ Each Paragraph should have three
elements:
Layout of
▪ A linking word.
Persuasive
Writing ▪ A topic sentence.
[Body] ▪ Examples to support your topic
sentence.

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Example of
a body
paragraph

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 Layout of ▪ In conclusion, children should not watch television for
persuasive many reasons. It…………….. It causes……………..and it

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makes children……………..Surely, children will be
better if they stop watching television.
[conclusion]

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Language

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 Positive Negative
amazing awful
Brand-new corrupting
brilliant damaging
delightful terrible
extraordinary horrible
fantastic Unreliable: cannot be
Examples flawless
trusted
disastrous
of emotive incredible dreadful

language magnificent deplorable

Never-before-seen Repulsive: unpleasant
spectacular disgusting
splendid Detestable: hated
Good X unique Outrageous:
shocking/morally
Bad X unacceptable

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 ▪ Have you ever wondered..?
▪ Have you tried..?
▪ Have you considered..?

▪ Do you think…?
Examples of
rhetorical ▪ How can you live without…..?
questions
▪ Why don’t you…?
▪ Why not try…?

▪ Should we just…?

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 Linking ▪Firstly, topic sentence
Words ▪Secondly, topic sentence
[to start
paragraphs] ▪Thirdly, topic sentence

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 ▪ To add points: [and]
Linking Words ▪ …………. In addition,……….
[to link ideas in ▪ …………. Moreover,…………
the middle of
the paragraphs] ▪ …………. Furthermore,……..
▪ …………. Besides,……………

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 ▪To show contrast : [,but]
▪ …………. However,……….
Linking Words ▪ ………….Nonetheless,……
▪ ………….Nevertheless,……..
[to link ideas in
the middle of ▪ …………. Besides,……………
the paragraphs] ____________________________
▪ Although………..,…………….
▪ Despite [ing] / [the+noun],…………….
▪ In spite of [ing] / [the+noun],…………….

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Linking Words ▪To show result: [,so]
▪ ……………. As a result,……………
[to link ideas
in the middle ▪ …………….Consequently,…………
of the ▪ …………….Therefore,…………
paragraphs]

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 ▪ Surely,…….
▪ Without a doubt,………

Adverbials ▪ Obviously,…………
▪ Actually,………..
▪ Undoubtedly,……….

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 ▪ ……For example,………..

To give ▪ ……For instance,………..

examples ▪ One striking example is………..

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 ▪ To sum up,………..
Linking ▪ In conclusion,……..
words ▪ For the above mention reasons,………..
Conclusion ▪ In a nutshell,…………..

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 ▪ If you are asked to write a persuasive writing, do the following:
▪ 1- Think of three main ideas / reasons of why your idea is right or
should be followed.

▪ Point 1:………………………
▪ Example…………………….
How to ▪ Example…………………….
write a
persuasive ▪ Point 2……………………….

writing?
▪ Example……………………
▪ Example……………………
[Plan]
▪ Point 3……………………….
▪ Example……………………..
▪ Example…………………….

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 ▪ Write the text for a leaflet persuading the readers to a
Writing Task place of your choice.