Persuasive writing trail
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Pick a pair - revising the features of persuasive writing | ||
Aka pelmanism. A nice way of consolidating key terminology. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 13/09/2007 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Persuasive writing trail | Writing to argue, persuade, advise |
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15 adverts 'crunched' in Teachit's Cruncher |
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Texts taken from a range of sources - the activity is to identify the origin through analysis of the lexis, and explain the thinking brought to bear on the task. (Answers are included at the end.) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Non-fiction & media Published: 22/03/2007 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Persuasive writing trail | Print advertising |
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Syntex: advert for Warwick Castle (difficulty rating 4) | ||
Explore the word order of this slogan. Also available as a Promethean flipchart. (Clues: 1 - The key is where you put the word 'just'! 2 - Two verbs are contrasted) (Answer: You don’t just visit Britain’s greatest medieval experience. You live it.) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Non-fiction & media Published: 15/03/2007 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Persuasive writing trail | Print advertising |
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Persuasion skills | ||
Revision sheets on writing to persuade, including advice on writing a speech and a checklist to use when planning. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 27/10/2006 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Persuasive writing trail | Writing to argue, persuade, advise |
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Save my dog! |
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Lovely speaking and listening activity. Vets have to make some difficult decisions - can you persuade them to save your dog? Includes different role-play cards for each 'dog owner'. (Search for 9537 for support materials for this resource.) | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 23/10/2006 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Persuasive writing trail | Speaking and listening tasks | Speaking and listening trail |
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Persuasive writing skills - a set of worksheets covering (nearly) everything! |
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A set of worksheets showing students how to use rhetorical questions, comparatives and superlatives. Also available as a Promethean flipchart. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Non-fiction & media Published: 07/07/2006 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Persuasive writing trail | Print advertising |
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Revising persuasive tactics | ||
Timed PowerPoint presentation based on the mnemonic 'A forest' - good for a starter or plenary. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 25/11/2005 | |||
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Dickens' letter to The Times | ||
Use the letter and persuasive techniques provided to explore persuasive writing. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 17/10/2005 | |||
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An interactive matching exercise for 'Persuasive techniques bingo' | ||
Match the terms with their definitions. Perfect for use on an interactive whiteboard. Also available as a Promethean flipchart. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 20/09/2005 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Lesson starters | Persuasive writing trail |
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Persuasive writing worksheet | ||
Learn persuasive skills to apply to your own work. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 26/04/2005 | |||
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Persuasive techniques | ||
Match the terms with the correct definitions and examples. Available as an interactive Matching activity. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 30/11/2004 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Lesson starters | Persuasive writing trail |
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Writing to persuade exam preparation | ||
Example question (a persuasive school newsletter piece) and handy notes. | |||
| KS4 | Skills Published: 21/10/2003 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Persuasive writing trail | Writing to argue, persuade, advise |
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Persuasive techniques bingo |
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Lovely bingo style game, including techniques card, definitions and instructions. Also available as Teachit Interactive matching exercises. | |||
| KS3 KS4 | Skills Published: 12/06/2002 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Lesson starters | Persuasive writing trail |
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'Send a Cow' practice questions and answers | ||
An exploration of persuasive writing and presentational devices in a charity leaflet. Also available as a Promethean flipchart. | |||
| KS4 | Non-fiction & media Published: 01/11/2000 | |||
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| From the resource collection: Leaflets | Persuasive writing trail |
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