Use this sentences starters for persuasive writing poster to help your students write strong sentences for their persuasive texts.
Explore Strong Sentence Starters for Persuasive Writing
Strong sentence starters are one of the simplest, most effective scaffolds we can offer young writers. In a busy primary classroom, having clear, student‑friendly prompts on hand can make a world of difference. Sentence starters give students the language framework they need to communicate clearly and build persuasive arguments with confidence.
This resource is a single‑page, ready‑to-print poster featuring a broad collection of sentence starters for persuasive writing. Each section is colour‑coded and presented in a clean, accessible format so students can quickly locate the type of sentence starter they need. On this poster, students will find sentences starters for the following stages of persuasive writing:
- Introduction
- Paragraph Transitions
- Counter Arguments
- Conclusion
This resource downloads in a variety of file formats for your convenience. These are:
- Printable colour PDF
- Printable black and white PDF
- Editable Google Slides File (includes both colour and black-and-white versions)
Use This Persuasive Sentence Starters Poster in Your Lessons
Having sentence starters readily available in your classroom provides a toolbox of creativity and expression for your young writers. As they embark on their writing journey, sentence starters become trusty companions, helping them to break down the initial barriers of uncertainty. This helps those reluctant writers by filling them with confidence that they can get started with their writing.
This persuasive sentence starters poster is flexible, practical and designed to slot straight into any unit on persuasive writing. Here are some ideas as to how you might use the poster in your persuasive writing lessons:
- Classroom Display – Display the colour version of the poster on your wall during your persuasive writing unit to support student writing.
- Reference Sheet – Provide printed copies of the black-and-white version of the poster for students to use as a reference sheet during writing sessions.
- Writing Activity – Choose one of the sentence starters from the poster, then have students write a paragraph that leads on from the chosen sentence.
Download and Display Your Persuasive Starters Poster
Accessing your persuasive starters poster is quick and easy! Simply download your preferred file from the menu on the Download button, print it in colour or black‑and‑white, and choose whether to enlarge it for display or shrink it to create personal reference sheets.
The resource is designed for instant use, so you can spend less time formatting materials and more time supporting your writers.
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Is there an equivalent resource for upper primary too?
Hi Lachlan, we don't have an exact version of this for the upper primary grades, however, it's a great idea! Feel free to suggest it to our resource creation team with the "Suggest a resource" link at the footer of our site. If it helps, we do have quite a bit a resource around persuasive writing, which includes content for upper primary - I've included a link to it here: https://www.teachstarter.com/au/learning-area/persuasive-writing/