Classroom printables, activities & worksheets
Persuasive Devices
Persuasive devices are vital to understand and use when writing persuasively. Some examples of persuasive devices are alliteration, rhetorical questions, exaggeration, statistics, emotive language, modality, repetition, facts, opinion, the rule of 3 and using personal pronouns. Use this collection of persuasive devices teaching resources when learning about each device and how to use it correctly. Resources available include lesson plans, vocabulary word walls, worksheets, posters and PowerPoint presentations.
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Low and High Modality Words – Worksheet
A sorting activity for low and high modality words.
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Using Persuasive Language – A Turtle for a Pet
A worksheet that allows students to practice using persuasive devices in their writing.
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Using Persuasive Language Worksheet – Living in a Treehouse
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of persuasive devices.
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Advertisement Worksheet – Milton Mentor
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement about a digital personal assistant.
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Advertisement Worksheet – K-9ine the Robot Dog
A comprehension worksheet for a persuasive magazine advertisement about a robotic dog.
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Five Wonders Theme Park: Replace and Upgrade – Project
A project where students get to decide on a new ride they can design to put into Five Wonders Theme Park.
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Persuasive Writing Worksheet - Would You Rather?
A worksheet for students to use to write an persuasive composition.
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Literature Study - Upper Primary - Task Cards
A set of 14 literature study task cards for upper primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Literature Study - Lower Primary - Task Cards
A set of 12 literature study task cards for lower primary students to use when analysing children's literature.
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Persuasive Devices Sorting Activity
A hands-on sorting activity to use when introducing persuasive devices.
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Introduction to Persuasive Devices PowerPoint
A 14 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when introducing your students to persuasive devices.
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Personal Pronouns Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of using personal pronouns in their persuasive writing.
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Modality Words Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students’ understanding of high modality and low modality words.
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Finding Persuasive Devices Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of persuasive devices.
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Emotive Language Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of emotive language.
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Rhetorical Questions Worksheet
A worksheet to consolidate students' understanding of rhetorical questions.
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Persuasive Language Devices Worksheet Pack
A set of 8 worksheets to help introduce persuasive language devices.
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Identifying Persuasive Language Worksheets
A set of 3 worksheets to help your students identify the language features of persuasive texts.
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Persuasive Devices PowerPoint
A 28 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching your students about persuasive devices.
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Persuasive Devices Worksheets
A set of 4 worksheets to use when teaching your students about persuasive devices.
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Persuasive Techniques Posters
A set of 12 persuasive techniques posters with examples of different methods.
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Modality Word Wall with Information
A set of 56 vocabulary words based on the degrees of modality in persuasive writing.
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Building an Opinion Using Persuasive Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will use persuasive devices to build a convincing opinion about an issue.
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Introducing Persuasive Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how persuasive devices can be used to strengthen a point of view.
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Using Persuasive Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore persuasive devices.
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28 Tips (and 10 Books!) for Teaching Persuasive Writing
By teaching persuasive writing effectively, we prepare our students not only for future learning, but for life in a world where opinions are everywhere.