3 free persuasive writing resources for Year 12: 2 worksheets, 1 study guide. Answers included.
Opinions, arguments and persuasive techniques. Year 12 is the first year of senior study.
Students will practise: distinguishing the purpose, voice and structure of persuasive and discursive writing; building a persuasive argument with contention, reasons, evidence and rebuttal; opening and developing a discursive piece through anecdote, pivot and multiple perspectives; controlling modality, tone and endings to suit the form; identifying ethos, pathos and logos in persuasive texts; explaining how each appeal positions a reader; evaluating when an appeal becomes manipulative; balancing credibility, emotion and reasoning in a persuasive paragraph.
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A senior persuasive writing worksheet on the three classical appeals. Students identify ethos (credibility), pathos (emotion) and logos…
Students learn how senior writers control tone and voice to persuade. They identify tones such as measured, urgent, indignant, wry and…
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Senior English asks students to write persuasively (to argue a position) and discursively (to explore an idea from several angles). This…
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Opinions, arguments and persuasive techniques. At Year 12, our resources focus on: distinguishing the purpose, voice and structure of persuasive and discursive writing; building a persuasive argument with contention, reasons, evidence and rebuttal; opening and developing a discursive piece through anecdote, pivot and multiple perspectives; controlling modality, tone and endings to suit the form.
Read the study guide first, then start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet. Finish with the topic test.
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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