6 Vital Persuasive Writing Elements

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6 Vital Persuasive Writing Elements

• EXIT SLIP What is the connection between tone
  and authors purpose?

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MAKE 6-FLAP FOLDABLE

• Use a previous note-taking guide glued into the
  back of your notebook as an example.

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FRONT FOLDABLE FLAPS

• 1. WRITE DIRECTLY TO YOUR AUDIENCE
• 2. 3 APPEALING POINTS
• 3. USE PERSUASIVE TONE
• 4. ASK RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
• 5. ACKNOWLEDGE REFUTE OPPOSING VIEW
• 6. USE STATISTICS

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On the Two Inside Flaps

• Write the words/lines that are in red.

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1. WRITE DIRECTLY TO YOUR AUDIENCE

• Use their name or
• Examples Mrs. Kidwell or Mr. Feria
• If you do not know their name, try and figure out
  a proper title
• Examples Mr. Commissioner, Ms. President, Sir,
  Madam
• Doing this will help you grab them right from the
  start.

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2. 3 APPEALING POINTS

• Why should they follow or believe your opinion?
• Develop points that include benefits for your
  audience.
• Example Mrs. Kidwell, if you agree to drop the
  dress code you will have far fewer referrals to
  write and far fewer students getting in trouble.
  Thus, there would less suspensions, more kids in
  school learning, and your students and schools
  grade would go up!

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3. USE PERSUASIVE TONE

• Appeal to your audiences five senses.
• Compliment your audience.
• Use descriptive language.
• Example Dear Principal Kidwell, You have this
  school running in tip-top shape with all these
  wonderful rules you have created. I understand
  and appreciate all but one rule. I personally
  think students should be allowed to hug one
  another.

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4. ASK RHETORICAL QUESTIONS

• Questions the audience already knows the answer
  to.
• Example Dear Ms. Kidwell, Whats your favorite
  flavor of gum and dont you want to chew it
  during school? Dont you want to pop a piece of
  gum into your mouth and chew that sweet, minty
  piece of heaven? I know we do. We want to have
  the opportunity to chew gum in school. It helps
  us think, it gives us something to eat before
  lunch, and it provides us with energy.

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5. ACKNOWLEDGE REFUTE OPPOSING VIEW

• Gives you credibility as a writer! Shows that you
  have some background information on the topic.
• Example I can see why some people would favor
  the dress code because it helps students to stay
  focused in school. However, the benefits of not
  having a dress code far outweigh the costs of
  having one. For instance, dress is a way students
  can show creativity, and with art classes
  dwindling because of lack of money, students need
  dress as an outlet!

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6. USE STATISTICS

• Gives your argument credibility!
• Can be made up (graders know you dont have
  access to research).
• Remember to put in quotations and reference the
  source.
• Example According to Scope Magazine, 80 of
  kids who have fun during class also score more
  As than those students who dont have fun.