Engaging Students In Authentic Persuasive Writing
This is the final post in a series on the issue of preparing students to write persuasively.
When The Writing Begins... Encourage the development of a persuasive toneinto ALL writingstudents undertake. All writers try to influence the reader. Theyhave a purpose when they write and we must embed thisunderstanding in the minds of young writers.The writer evokes a response, or a change in attitude from the readerand is thus fulfilled.
In What Ways Do Writers Influence Us? •By warning us through their writing (fiction and non fiction)•By telling a story that brings the issue to our attention•By telling a story that has a message•By providing examples•By describing details•By begging us to change•By writing letters–public and personal•By writing about something worth preserving or protecting•By describing a scene to highlight a problem•By writing poetry•By writing about how to treat people, places, objects, treasures•By inspiring us to try new things•By inspiring us to be brave or resolute•By…
When The Writing Begins... Encourage the development of a persuasive toneinto ALL writingstudents undertake. All writers try to influence the reader. Theyhave a purpose when they write and we must embed thisunderstanding in the minds of young writers.The writer evokes a response, or a change in attitude from the readerand is thus fulfilled.
In What Ways Do Writers Influence Us? •By warning us through their writing (fiction and non fiction)•By telling a story that brings the issue to our attention•By telling a story that has a message•By providing examples•By describing details•By begging us to change•By writing letters–public and personal•By writing about something worth preserving or protecting•By describing a scene to highlight a problem•By writing poetry•By writing about how to treat people, places, objects, treasures•By inspiring us to try new things•By inspiring us to be brave or resolute•By…