How to teach persuasive writing
How do you teach great persuasive writing?
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that all persuasive writing sounds the same – that formulaic five-paragraph essay that most of us learned at school – but it’s so much more than that!
With the right techniques, a persuasive text can hook the reader and engage their emotions, surprise them or make them laugh, and leave them feeling inspired to take action or change their opinion.
Teaching your students to write a persuasive piece involves training them on the skills and techniques authors and writers use. You’ll need to help them understand what great persuasive writing looks like and the skills writers use to create the biggest impact.
The Seven Steps chunking and skilled-based approach will help any new learner to improve and become masters of persuasion.
Teach great persuasive writing with these free resources
Writing examples
Our free Persuasive Writing Examples collection includes:
- before and after examples
- student writing examples
- lists of mentor texts.
Lesson plan and template
Get a ready-made template and lesson plan that includes:
- links to the Australian Curriculum
- a learning intention
- success criteria
- differentiation ideas.
Writing prompts
Use these prompts daily or weekly as a fun way to:
- build students’ confidence
- nurture students’ creativity
- practise one writing technique at a time
- celebrate students’ writing.
Comprehensive resources to teach persuasive writing
Persuasive Writing Manual
Packed with practical, time-saving classroom resources, this manual makes planning and implementing the Seven Steps just as fun as learning it!
Includes a user-friendly digital file, plus a photocopy and intranet licence for your entire school.
Persuasive Writing Course
Become a Seven Steps member to enjoy full access to the Persuasive Writing Course on Teacher Hub. It contains everything you need to learn and implement the Seven Steps.
A simple implementation plan guides you through each module, which includes short training videos, classroom PowerPoints and 100s of curriculum-aligned resources.
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