Persuasive Writing
Use these sentence starters to help you brainstorm topics for your writing.
Write an advertisement for your favorite toy or game. | |
Persuade your audience to agree that it is good to save money. | |
Persuade your audience to agree that it is good to recycle. | |
Persuade your audience to agree that everyone should wear a helmet while riding a bike, scooter, or skateboard. | |
Write an advertisement for your favorite restaurant. | |
Should children have their own MP3 players? | |
Should gym class be mandatory? | |
Should children be allowed to make their own school lunches? | |
Should summer break be shortened and make other breaks more frequent throughout the school year? | |
Should children wear school uniforms? | |
| Writing Traits for Persuasive Writing | |
| Ideas | Did I focus on one viewpoint? |
| Organization | Did the introduction include a position statement? Does the conclusion restate the position statement? Did I use an idea web or another organizational tool? |
| Voice | Did my voice sound confident, and am I persuasive? |
| Sentence Fluency | Did the sentences have rhythm? |
| Word Choice | Did I use emotional and logical appeals? |
| Conventions | Did I check for mistakes in spelling, punctuation, and capitalization? |
| Presentation | Did I include art, such as graphs or charts, to help support my position statement? |