STEP 1: WHAT IS PERSUASIVE WRITING?
In order to write a persuasive letter, you need to first learn about what persuasive writing is.
1. Commercials: You will watch 4 commercials and answer three questions about each of them: (1) What is this commercial persuading you to do?, (2) What reasons do they give?, and (3) Is this commercial effective? Why or why not?
1. Commercials: You will watch 4 commercials and answer three questions about each of them: (1) What is this commercial persuading you to do?, (2) What reasons do they give?, and (3) Is this commercial effective? Why or why not?
- Print out the Persuasive Commercials Graphic Organizer to record your thoughts as you watch each commercial.
- Watch each commercial and complete the graphic organizer.
2. Persuasive Writing Video
- Print the Persuasive Writing Video questions.
- Watch the video below to learn more about persuasive writing.
- Answer the questions as you watch the video.
3. Persuasion Is All Around You
- Print the Persuasion Is All Around You worksheet.
- Find a persuasive piece (newspaper article, movie or book review, commercial, advertisement in a magazine or on a billboard) around you and answer the questions about it.
- Report your findings HERE.
4. Persuasive Strategies
- Print the Persuasive Strategy Definitions worksheet.
- Read through each slide in the Persuasive Strategy PowerPoint and complete the worksheet.
- Review your persuasive piece from number 3 above. Determine which persuasive strategy was used.