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  • What is evidence?
    Proof / facts
  • Improve this sentence: “Lunch is good.”
    “Lunch is essential for students’ health and learning.”
  • What should go in paragraph 1 of a persuasive letter?
    Reason for writing
  • What should go in the final paragraph of a persuasive letter?
    Strong conclusion / opinion
  • Which is better: “I don’t like it” OR “This decision negatively affects students”?
    This decision negatively affects students
  • What is a rhetorical question?
    A question that does not need an answer
  • Which is persuasive: “Lunch is okay” OR “Lunch is essential for learning”?
    Lunch is essential for learning
  • Give an example of direct address
    You / We
  • Give one negative emotive word
    e.g. unfair / shocking / harmful
  • Fix: “This is bad!!!!!”
    This is unfair / harmful
  • Give an example of repetition
    e.g. “We need breaks. We need rest. We need lunch.”
  • Why is repetition useful?
    To emphasise ideas
  • Add a rhetorical question: “Students are tired in class.”
    How can students learn if they are tired?
  • Give an example of a rhetorical question
    e.g. “Do you really think students can learn without a break?”
  • Give an example of direct address in a sentence
    e.g. “You must consider the students’ health.”
  • Which is better: “I want this” OR “I strongly believe this”?
    I strongly believe this
  • Give one persuasive sentence
    Example: “Students need breaks to stay healthy.”
  • What tone should we use in persuasive letters?
    Formal
  • Why do we use facts?
    To support ideas / make arguments stronger
  • What is an opinion?
    What you think
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