argue and persuade revision

Writing to argue or persuade Five quick steps to exam success! 1. PAF 2. Five points 3. Order 4. A FOREST 5. Proofread PAF = Purpose…audience…form Underline or highlight these. How will they affect what you write? – contents, layout, language, sentences, vocabulary, tone? Find five points for your argument or persuasion As messy as you like: no-one’s going to see them! List or spider – it’s up to you. Be quick – it’s only a list: you can expand on them a bit later. Order? Find the best order for these points. Remember – you want a Big Opening to catch attention and an Ending with Impact! Go through A FOREST : © 2004 www.teachit.co.uk document.doc A ANECDOTES A personal experience & story as proof. F FACTS Know any? Borrow from Section A? Invent! O OPINION Strong words “It is outrageous…” R RHETORICAL QUESTIONS Express powerfully – not too many – remember the question mark. E EXAMPLES & EXPERTS Give examples as support. Invent an expert and quote eg Professor Jane Morris of Oxford University says, “It.. S STATISTICS Invent! Eg “In a recent survey conducted by York University, 73%…” T TRIPLES Lists of three –maybe with alliteration? Eg “It is cruel, callous and criminal to…”

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O OPINION T TRIPLES S STATISTICS Writing to argue or persuade Find five points for your argument or persuasion As messy as you like: noone’s going to see them! List or spider – it’s up to you. Be quick – it’s only a list: you can expand on them a bit later. Go through A FOREST: Express powerfully – not too many – remember the question mark. Invent! Eg “In a recent survey conducted by York University, 73%…” Know any? Borrow from Section A? Invent!

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Writing to argue or persuade

Five quick steps to exam success!1. PAF2. Five points3. Order4. A FOREST5. Proofread

PAF = Purpose…audience…formUnderline or highlight these.

How will they affect what you write? – contents, layout, language, sentences, vocabulary, tone?

Find five points for your argument or persuasionAs messy as you like: no-one’s going to see them!List or spider – it’s up to you.

Be quick – it’s only a list: you can expand on them a bit later.

Order?Find the best order for these points.Remember – you want a Big Opening to catch attention and an Ending with Impact!

Go through A FOREST:

ProofreadCheck spelling, full stops, other punctuation, paragraphs,vocabulary and anything else before it costs you marks.

A ANECDOTES A personal experience & story as proof. F FACTS Know any? Borrow from Section A? Invent!O OPINION Strong words “It is outrageous…”R RHETORICAL

QUESTIONSExpress powerfully – not too many – remember the question mark.

E EXAMPLES & EXPERTS

Give examples as support. Invent an expert and quote eg Professor Jane Morris of Oxford University says, “It..

S STATISTICS Invent! Eg “In a recent survey conducted by York University, 73%…”

T TRIPLES Lists of three –maybe with alliteration?Eg “It is cruel, callous and criminal to…”