Persuasive Writing Teaching Resources
This collection of Persuasive Writing resources provides you with everything you need to teach the purpose, structure and language features of persuasive texts. Within this collection is a large selection of posters to visually display the features of persuasive texts and vocabulary word walls that provide examples of sentence starters and high modality language. There is also a large number of worksheets, units and lesson plans, PowerPoint presentations, graphic organisers and much more! These resources will help to encourage your students to effectively persuade their audience through the correct use of persuasive language and persuasive devices. Also provided are resources to assist your students when learning about persuasive speeches and persuasive letters.
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Persuasive Texts Writing Task - Outdoor Play is Better Than Indoor Play
A writing activity to help students construct a detailed and reasoned persuasive text.
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Persuasive Speech Writing Task
A persuasive speech writing task, based around real-world issues affecting children.
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Persuasive Topic Cards - Upper Primary
A set of persuasive topic cards for upper primary.
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Persuasive Topic Cards - Lower Grades
A set of persuasive topic cards for lower grades.
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Improving Persuasive Texts Worksheets
3 pieces of text for students to rewrite in order to make them more persuasive.
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Identifying Persuasive Language Worksheets
A set of 3 worksheets to help your students identify the language features of persuasive texts.
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Persuasive Texts Sequencing Activity
3 jumbled persuasive texts for students to sequence in the correct order.
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Persuasive Writing Word Wall Vocabulary
Persuasive language for a word wall.
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Sequencing Activity - Stop Polluting The Ocean (Persuasive Text)
A sequencing task using a persuasive text.
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Sequencing Activity - Homework is Unnecessary (Persuasive Text)
A sequencing task using a persuasive text.
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Sequencing Activity - Dogs Make the Best Pets (Persuasive Text)
A sequencing task using a persuasive text.
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Persuasive Devices PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about persuasive devices.
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Persuasive Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the persuasive text type, including an annotated example.
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The Teleporting Trampoline - Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a fake advertisement from the Year 6 magazine (Issue 2).
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Persuasive Writing Checklist
Now your students can make sure that they have everything they need in their persuasive writing.
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Persuasive Planning Template
A planning template to assist students in writing a well-structured persuasive text.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Replace and Upgrade – Project
A project where students get to decide on a new ride they can design to put into Five Wonders Theme Park.
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Assessment Rubric - Persuasive Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' persuasive writing.
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Factual Texts Types Posters Teaching Resource Pack
A set of posters about the factual text types, including annotated examples for each.
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Developing Persuasive Writing Skills Unit Plan - Year 3 and Year 4
This English unit addresses the genre of persuasion; specifically, how to write a well-structured persuasive text.
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Persuasive Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of persuasive texts.
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Introducing Persuasive Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how persuasive devices can be used to strengthen a point of view.
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Persuasive Texts - Language Features
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of persuasive texts.
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Using a Persuasive Prompt - Shared Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use a writing prompt and scaffolding sheet to write a persuasive text in pairs.
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Building an Opinion Using Persuasive Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use persuasive devices to build a convincing opinion about an issue.
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Persuasive Texts - Text Structure
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of persuasive texts.
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Using a Stimulus - Independent Writing
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a persuasive text, using appropriate text structure, language and features.
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Constructing a Persuasive Paragraph Using OREO
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and use the correct paragraph structure when writing a persuasive text.
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Exploring Modality
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how modal words are used to express degrees of certainty in persuasive texts.
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For or Against?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate point of view in relation to a situation or issue.
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Exploring Persuasive Texts Unit Plan - Year 1 and Year 2
This English unit has been designed to introduce the persuasive genre to younger students; specifically, the purpose, structure and language features of persuasive texts.
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Writing Persuasive Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the genre of persuasion; specifically, how to write an effective persuasive text.