Persuasive speech

Persuasive Writing

How to Write a Persuasive Speech

Identify the topic and position you want to take

Write 3 reasons to support your argument

Write a conclusion

Which Persuasive techniques will you include in your speech?

Asking your listeners a question - Would you like it if ……?

Using exaggeration - If this happens, I’ll go wild!

Involving facts or numbers to support your ideas - 75% of children think that…..

Sentences with groups of 3 adjectives - Television is fab, fun and informative.

Words that involve emotions or feelings - Poor helpless animals suffer when they are abandoned…

Repeating phrases using pronouns - We have listened. We have learned. We have tried to make things better.

Persuasive Words and Phrases

We can do without this..

How unfair!

Now…

Obviously…

We can solve this by…

I believe that…

This will cause…

No-one but a complete idiot will believe that…

It will ruin our quality of life

In my opinion…

As an example…

for one thing

Surely…

Of course…

Local people feel that…

This will mean that…

Another thing…

Just think about…

How could you (we) possibly…

What would happen if..

Do you want to be part of…

For this reason…

As well as…

for the most part

Identify your topic and position by

Grabbing my attention! Hook me in!

Introduce the topic.

Filling in the background.

State your thesis (idea or opinion)

Grab my Attention!

Telling a scenario - beautiful or frightening

Interesting facts

Statistics

Famous quotes

Questions

Anecdote

At primary level (Year 5 and 6) just over half (54%) of primary

school pupils said they slept for between 10 and 12 hours.

There is a time for many words, and there is also a

time for sleep. Homer

When should your child go to bed?

Choose one or two of these ideas to use.

Grab my Attention!

How many times have you been late to school? !Does your day begin with shouts and arguments? !Have you ever missed the bus? !Or your hook could be a statistic or interesting statement: !More than fifty percent of high school students skip breakfast because they just don't have time to eat. !Tardy kids drop out of school more often than punctual kids.

Introduce the topic

Why are you sharing?

Why do I care?

What does it matter?

What do I want the audience to know?

Ask yourselfChildren should go to sleep at 7 o’clock every night.

Fill in the background

History

Facts

Set the stage

Research

Students who haven’t had enough sleep can find it difficult to focus on their

learning.”

State your Thesis

Topic and your big idea or opinion

Ask yourself what do I want to change?

In my opinion children need to get 10 - 12 hours of sleep

a night to be ready to learn.

Opening Paragraph Examples

Does your day begin with shouts and arguments? Do you go to school in a bad mood because you've been yelled at, or because you argue with your parent? The chaos you experience in the morning can put you in a bad mood and affect your performance at school.

You can improve your mood and your school performance by adding more time to your morning schedule. You do this by setting your alarm clock to go off one hour earlier.

The BodyEach paragraph states a reason or opinion and then is followed by 2 or 3 pieces of evidence to support it.

Points out the arguments for and against.

Has facts that support the evidence given

1 Bad moods caused by morning chaos will affect your workday performance. 2 If you skip breakfast to buy time you're making a harmful health decision. 3 (Ending on a cheerful note) You'll enjoy a boost to your self-esteem when you reduce the morning chaos.

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Imagine students waiting in line, a delicious smell in the air, they think its cookies but as they dig in it’s the vitamin C powerhouse; sweet potatoes. Schools should have tasty and nutritious lunches. Students who have these lunches have more energy, learn lifelong lessons and gain positive experiences with healthy food.

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First, many students don’t know that healthy food can taste good. There are so many recipes that swap or add ingredients without changing the taste of dishes children love.

The Conclusion

A strong concluding paragraph that sums up the main argument

We all like to sleep. I know it's hard to get up some mornings, but I can assure you that the reward is well worth the effort. !OR !If you follow my guidelines and make the effort to get up a little bit earlier every day, you reap rewards in your home and on your report card.

Persuasive Words and Phrases

above all

accordingly

additionally

after all

again

all in all

all things considered

also

as a consequence

as a result

as a rule

for the time being

fortunately

aside from

at first glance

at the same time

beginning with

being similar in many ways

besides

beyond

briefly

but

by and large

certainly

for this reason

frequently

above all

accordingly

additionally

after all

again

all in all

all things considered

also

as a consequence

as a result

as a rule

furthermore

aside from

at first glance

at the same time

beginning with

being similar in many ways

besides

beyond

briefly

but

by and large

certainly

generally

Persuasive Words and Phrases

chiefly

coincidentally

consequently

contrary to

contrasting

conversely

comparable

corresponding to

coupled with

depending upon

decidedly

gradually

despite

doubly important

effectively

especially

excluding

except

excepting

exclusive of

first of all

for instance

for now

however

Persuasive Words and Phrases

in addition

in any case

in any event

in brief

in conclusion

in contrast

in essence

in other words

in particular

in short

in summary

in the end

in the final analysis

in the first place

in the long run

in this case

in turn

including

independent of

instead

just as interesting

later

likewise

meanwhile

Persuasive Words and Phrases

moreover

next to

normally

on one hand

on the bright side

on the whole

ordinarily

other than

otherwise

overall

particularly

previously

rather

restating the obvious

soon

similarly

simultaneously

specifically

subsequent to

such as

to summarize

to begin with

that is

the next step

Persuasive Words and Phrases

there is no doubt

therefore

thereupon

thus

usually

wherefore

while

whereas

with attention to

with this in mind

yet

Persuasive Words and Phrases