OPENING PRAYER

Lord, thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for the
gift of strength and prosperity. Thank you for the gift of
friends. May you guide us every day and help us focus
our hearts and minds in accordance with Your will. We
ask all these in the name of Jesus. AMEN.
ACTIVITY
DI BA TEH!
"NO GARAGE, NO CAR"
SAME SEX MARRIAGE
PERSUASIVE
TEXT
Writing a Persuasive Text
 Persuasive Text
A persuasive text is a text that comes in a form of an
argument, exposition, discussion, review, or an
advertisement. The main purpose is to convinces or
influences others to believe in a point of view.
 Persuasive Text
Examples:
speeches
advertisements
persuasive essays
persuasive letters
editorials
 Features of Persuasive Text
• It begins with a clear thesis statement.
• It includes supporting ideas and arguments.
• It uses a clear structure; introduction, body, and conclusion.
• It uses transition words or phrases that show how ideas are
connected.
• It uses the third person point of view.
 Features of Persuasive Text
• It begins with a clear thesis statement.
 Features of Persuasive Text
2. It include supporting ideas and arguments.
 Features of Persuasive Text

3. It uses a clear structure; introduction, body, and

conclusion.
 Flow of Persuasive Text
Introduction
• you state your claim to give readers a preview of
what they will be reading about.
 Flow of Persuasive Text

Body
• you put your arguments together with the
supporting details that strengthen your claim
 Flow of Persuasive Text

Body
 Flow of Persuasive Text
Conclusion
• you state your main argument
 Features of Persuasive Text
4. It uses transition words or phrases that show how ideas are
connected.
To add an idea first, second, third, next, in addition, moreover, furthermore, besides, as well

To concede a point certainly, of course, no doubt, surely, naturally, although this may be true

To emphasize a in fact, especially, most importantly, equally important, mainly, most significant
point

To summarize overall, all in all, finally, in brief, on the whole, in summary, in other words, in conclusion
 Features of Persuasive Text

5. It uses third person point of view.

 ACTIVITY
Read the short passage and identify the features of a
persuasive texts.
Guide Questions
What is the main idea of the text?
Underline and put a label on the introduction, body, and
conclusion of the text.
What are the supporting ideas in the text?
Does the text use transitions? What are those?