1. Persuasive Texts
English I
NCVPS

2. What is a persuasive text?
 A persuasive text appeals to the reader’s
emotions and abilities to reason.
 Do you remember when you learned about
author’s purpose in Unit 1? Well, writing a
persuasive text is one purpose for writing.

3. What are some types of persuasive texts?
 Some people write and give speeches to
persuade people to believe things. Think
about famous speeches you have heard that
convince you to believe a new thought.
 Some people write books or essays to get
readers to agree with them.

4. What are some techniques used to
persuade?
In order to get you to agree with the point being
made, a writer might use facts, strong
language, and repetition in his text.
Look at the example on the next slide.

5. Example of persuasive writing:
 Look at this sentence:
 We will never give up, we will never retreat,
we will never fail to defend our land.
 Do you notice anything being repeated?

6. Of course you did!!!
 The author writes “We will never” many
times. What does this do for the reader?
 First, it brings attention to the point he is
trying to make.
 Second, repetition creates a rhythm and a
sense of passion in the message being
spread.

7. Facts
 An author will use current facts to support his
point.
 To do this, he must do some research to
learn about his topic.
 Often, the facts will convince the readers to
agree with the point the author wants to
make.

8. Strong Language
 A writer has to be very careful about the
words he chooses to make his point.
 He might write a draft of his essay or speech
and then us a dictionary or thesaurus to
replace some simple words with stronger,
more effective ones.

9. Things to remember:
 You need to keep in mind that one reason a
writer writes is to persuade people to believe
something.
 In order to do this, the writer has to be
careful about doing research and using very
specific language to make a point.
 Lots of persuasive writing can reach your
emotions as a reader.

10. Things to remember:
 You need to keep in mind that one reason a
writer writes is to persuade people to believe
something.
 In order to do this, the writer has to be
careful about doing research and using very
specific language to make a point.
 Lots of persuasive writing can reach your
emotions as a reader.