4 free persuasive writing resources for Year 10: 4 worksheets. Answers included.
Opinions, arguments and persuasive techniques. Year 10 prepares students for senior courses: quadratics, simultaneous equations, surds, trigonometry and logarithms, plus data analysis.
Students will practise: choosing an effective hook for a persuasive text; writing a clear, arguable contention; previewing arguments in an introduction; writing a conclusion that restates, widens and calls to action; using a circular structure to link an ending to the opening; identifying types of evidence in persuasive writing; evaluating evidence for reliability, relevance and bias; introducing and explaining evidence (the evidence sandwich).
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Students learn how strong persuasive pieces begin and end. They compare types of hooks (anecdote, startling fact, rhetorical question,…
Students learn to support persuasive arguments with evidence and to judge whether evidence is reliable. They sort types of evidence…
A persuasive writing worksheet on writing for the ear rather than the page. Students study an original student speech about homework…
Students evaluate the evidence and reasoning in an original opinion editorial arguing against a later school start time. They identify…
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Opinions, arguments and persuasive techniques. At Year 10, our resources focus on: choosing an effective hook for a persuasive text; writing a clear, arguable contention; previewing arguments in an introduction; writing a conclusion that restates, widens and calls to action.
Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.
Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.
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