Please mum! – writing an argument

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Cerys Slatter
Please mum! – writing an argument
Main Subject
Category
Writing different text types: Persuasive writing
Resource type
Worksheet
Student activity
A great persuasive writing task to support children in writing an argument. Two siblings are desperate for their mum to buy them an Xbox! Children are asked to build an argument to persuade her. The resource includes tips on structuring the argument and reminders of different persuasive techniques: emotive language, alliteration, rhetorical questions, imperatives, lists of three and hyperbole. 

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14/08/2018

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13/08/2018