Persuasive Text Features

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WALT:

Understand the purpose of persuasive writing and identify key features.

Success criteria:

I can explain the purpose of persuasive writing and recognise opinions, reasons and emotive language.

📚 Part 1:

1. What is the main purpose of persuasive writing?

To inform (give facts)

To persuade (change someone’s mind)

To tell a story for entertainment

2. Which sentence is an opinion?

Chocolate is the best flavour of ice cream.

There are four seasons in a year.

Water boils at 100°C.

3. Which word shows emotive language?

because

should

amazing

4. Tick all features commonly found in persuasive texts:

Opinion

Reasons

Emotive language

A list of unrelated facts with no argument

Support: Read the sentence slowly and highlight words like should, because or feeling words. Extension: look for rhetorical questions or repetition.

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Feature Hunt

5. Read this sentence: "We should have longer playtime because it helps students stay healthy and learn better." Write the opinion in the first box and the reason in the second box.

7. Matching: Draw a line to match each feature (left) with the best example (right).

1. Opinion

2. Reason

3. Emotive language

4. Persuasive verb

A. "This will make you feel proud."

B. "because it saves money and time"

C. "I think the park should stay open"

D. "support" / "join" / "choose"

9. Exit ticket: Write one thing you learned today and one question you still have.