Have you ever thought that bullying should disappear in New Zealand?

WALT: present an argument that will persuade an audience.

Success Criteria for writing a

Persuasive Argument

1.   I stated my point of view clearly in the introduction and the conclusion

2.   I backed each argument with relevant evidence and detail

3. My argument is mainly in the present Tense

4.   I used conditionals; would, could, might, if, unless,

5.   I used connectives

§ To structure the argument: first, finally

§ To link ideas within the argument: because, consequently, so, therefore,

6.   I used persuasive devices such as

§ Statistics: ‘More than 50%.....’

§ Emotive language; strong adjective

§ Rhetorical questions: ‘Are we to believe that ….