1. Think of synonyms for persuasion

2. Synonyms for persuasion convincing urging Influencing tempting Inducing enticing Think of the mind and people’s feelings:

3.  Think of the mind and people’s feelings  How are 6 th grader’s feeling?  What are they thinking?

4. -They are caring -need reassurance -feel intimidated Want: To be treated well, enjoyment, a good feeling inside

5. Title? How can you make it attractive? It must convey a message (6 th graders about coming to Bach) The text must appeal to the mind and the feelings. What strategies will you use to convince the 6 th graders to come to Bach?

6.  LANGUAGE?

7.  Sell Bach to them!  BOLD opening  Use mainly the present tense  Write in the second person - address your audience directly  Language that appeals to emotions, emotive words  Generalisation  Exaggeration  evidence  Repetition of words or ideas  Give commands

8.  Use personal anecdotes after the facts and evidence  Rhetorical questions to engage audience  Try to make opinions sound like facts  Dare the reader to disagree  Use powerful verbs and strong adjectives  Use emphasizing and cause and effect connectives  You might refer to a different opinion, but then criticise it or  prove that it is wrong, and that your position is the right one.  Sound as though you really believe in what you are saying – is it a matter of life or death?  Finish with an instruction: TELL THEM!

9.  How to structure it?  PERSUASIVE TEXT (BACH)  (THINK OF A TITLE WHICH WILL BE ENTICING)  Opening statement: BOLD opening. Open with a statement of the issue being addressed!  State you position on the issue (1 paragraph)  Main body of text contains the arguments that are elaborated with reason and evidence (facts) (2 paragraphs)  End with a summary. (1 paragraph)