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Quarter 3 - Module 2: Lesson 2
Persuasive Writing Techniques
Department of Education - MIMAROPA Region
English – Grade 10
Quarter 3- Module 2: Lesson 2: Persuasive Writing Techniques
First Edition, 2020
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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) focuses on the use of persuasive
writing techniques as one of the Most Essential Learning Competencies
(MELCs) in Grade 10 English. This learning material is patterned on Bloom’s
Taxonomy Instructional Design wherein learning activities are aligned with
the identified objectives and sequenced according to their level of difficulty
considering the learner’s needs, interests, and abilities.
You need to ensure that the learner clearly understands the lesson or
concepts discussed in the module. You are also expected to guide him/her in
answering the activities or accomplishing the different learning tasks thereby
enabling him/her to master the competency.
For the learner:
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is specially made to enhance your
attitude, knowledge, and skills vis-à-vis the identified learning competency.
Through this module, you will engage in fun and interesting learning activities
and answer varied exercises and tasks to help you gain mastery of the target
competency which will enable you to effectively use the English language in
listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Those learning activities are
appropriately selected and carefully crafted according to your needs,
interests, and abilities.
To successfully achieve the objectives of this module, kindly do the
following:
● read and follow the instructions in all the learning activities and
exercises very carefully,
● be honest in answering all the learning activities and exercises,
● write your answers neatly and legibly in your subject notebook or
on a separate sheet of paper, and
● seek guidance from your parents, guardians, or subject teacher
if you encounter difficulty in accomplishing the learning
activities.
Working on each learning activity in this module will surely enable you
to learn certain aspects of the target language in an enjoyable and meaningful
way. Take good care of this module and have fun while learning!
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What I Need to Know
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
• define persuasive essay;
• describe persuasive writing techniques; and
• write persuasively
Activity 1. Recall it Right!
What I Know
To begin a new lesson, let us know first how much you have learned
from your previous lesson. Be honest in answering the following questions.
Directions: Read the statements in the table and check the column that
corresponds to your answer.
AGREE DISAGREE STATEMENT
An essay is a short composition that presents your
view on a particular topic or subject.
The main purpose of the informative text is to inform
the reader about a specific topic.
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The informative essay has three parts; the
introduction, the body, and the conclusion.
An informative essay is similar to a persuasive essay
and an argumentative essay.
Comparison and contrast form, cause and effect
form, definition form, sequence form, and problem-
solution form are some of the techniques in writing
informatively.
So, Let’s check! Your score will tell if you really enjoyed your last journey
in using a variety of Informative writing techniques.
Lesson PERSUASIVE WRITING TECHNIQUES
Persuading others to believe in your opinion is not that easy. Writing
to make others act or adopt your viewpoint is a skill a grade 10 student like
you should be able to develop. But, how should you clearly state your opinion
to persuade other people? How will you construct paragraphs that really
sound convincing?
Hooray! You are now entering in a new world of writing!
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What’s In
Activity 2. DISCOVER ME!
Read the essay and answer the comprehension questions that follow.
Do you know that tobacco kills up to half its
users? I'm pretty sure that you simply know
smoking harms your body. Then, why do people
continue smoking cigarettes? Maybe they are
doing it because they haven’t really become
aware of all the consequences of smoking. There are a few reasons why
smoking should be avoided. Smoking affects the smoker’s overall physical and
mental health, financial resources and endangers other people’s lives.
The primary reason why people shouldn’t smoke is that smoking
mainly affects one’s health. According to the World Health Organization
(WHO), smoking is one of the most important public health threats that the
planet has ever faced, killing quite 8 million people around the world. Smoking
is that the leading explanation for death, illness, and impoverishment.
Though there are developments made in many countries in reducing smoking
prevalence, it still remains the main cause of unhealthiness and premature
death worldwide (Gowing et al., 2015). Maybe the physical effects of smoking
aren’t noticeable immediately, but surely smokers will be sorry at some point.
The second reason why smoking should be avoided is that it’s a waste
of money. Over 80% of the 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide sleep in low-
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and middle-income countries, where the burden of tobacco-related illness and
death is heaviest. Tobacco use contributes to poverty by diverting household
spending from basic needs like food and shelter to tobacco. Do you agree that
all the cash spent on cigarettes could have spent in something better or
reserve for the longer term?
The last reason is smoking doesn’t only harm the smoker but also put
others’ lives at risk. WHO stated that quite 7 million of these deaths are the
results of direct tobacco use while around 1.2 million are the results of non-
smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
After reading this, I do hope that you will make a smart decision to stop
and not to try smoking. Think of how much you love yourself and others.
Think of your loved ones who wouldn’t want to see you suffer. Consider the
people around you, especially the young ones whose health will be in danger
once they are exposed to smoke.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the main idea of the essay?
2. Does the opening statement catch your attention? Why do you say so?
3. What is the topic of the first paragraph? Is it effective? Can it be improved?
If so, how could it be?
4. Does the second paragraph effectively prove the writer’s assertions? Why
do you say so?
5. Is the concluding paragraph sufficient? Are you convinced of what the
writer stated?
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What’s New
Do you know that tobacco kills up to half its users? I 'm pretty sure
that you simply know smoking harms your body. Then, why do people
What’s
continue smoking New
cigarettes? Maybe they are doing it because they haven’t
really become aware about all the consequences of smoking. There are few
reasons why smoking should be avoided. Smoking affects the smoker’s
overall physical and mental health, financial resources, and endangers
other people’s lives.
Look at the paragraph above and reflect while answering the following
questions below.
1. What do you observe in this paragraph? Does the writer clearly state the
thesis statement?
2. Are you convinced of what the writer stated? Why or why not?
3. What do we call a writing which main purpose is to persuade the readers?
Yes, you are right! We call it a Persuasive Essay but, what is a persuasive
essay?
A persuasive essay is similar to argumentative writing. Both use reason and
logic to show that your point is more reasonable than any other. Also, they
use reasonable and convincing facts to persuade readers.
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How to Outline an Essay
1. Introduction- This is the first paragraph. The first sentence must be an
attention grabber. You can use the following techniques as a hook: unusual
detail, strong statement, quotation, story, anecdote, statistics, and rhetorical
question.
Do you know that tobacco kills up to half its users? I'm pretty sure that
you simply know smoking harms your body. Then, why do people continue
smoking cigarettes? Maybe they are doing it because they haven’t really
become aware of all the consequences of smoking. There are few reasons why
smoking should be avoided. Smoking affects the smoker’s overall physical and
mental health, financial resources and endangers other people’s lives.
The last sentence will be the thesis statement. This is a well-constructed
sentence that states your belief regarding the topic. This is what the rest of
your thoughts will prove.
Smoking affects the smoker’s overall physical and mental health,
financial resources, and relationship with other people.
2. Body- It consists of at least three paragraphs and each begins with one of your
supporting details. These will support the idea you put in your topic sentence. You
should use correct transitional devices (the underlined words below are examples)
for the smooth flow of your thoughts. To support your ideas, use definite facts or
examples. You can use the following techniques to support your argument: emotive
words, storytelling, expert opinion, facts, statistics, and tone.
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The primary reason why you shouldn’t smoke is that smoking mainly
affects your health. According to World Health Organization (WHO), smoking is
one of the most important public health threats that the planet has ever faced,
killing quite 8 million people around the world. Smoking is that the leading
explanation for death, illness and impoverishment. Though there are
developments made in many countries in reducing smoking prevalence but still
it remains the main cause of unhealthiness and premature death worldwide
(Gowing et al., 2015). Maybe the physical effects of smoking aren’t noticeable
immediately, but surely smokers will be sorry at some point.
The second reason why you shouldn’t smoke is that you're wasting
money. Over 80% of the 1.3 billion tobacco users worldwide sleep in low- and
middle-income countries, where the burden of tobacco-related illness and death
is heaviest. Tobacco use contributes to poverty by diverting household
spending from basic needs like food and shelter to tobacco. All the cash you'd
spend on cigarettes could have spent in something better or reserve it for the
longer term, do you agree?
The last reason is smoking doesn’t only harm the smoker but also put
others’ lives at risk. WHO stated that quite 7 million of these deaths are the
results of direct tobacco use while around 1.2 million are the results of non-
smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke.
3. Conclusion- Restate your topic sentence in the most interesting way.
Then, summarize your thoughts in a closing statement. You can use the
following techniques: repetition, a call to action, remarkable words and
recommendations.
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After reading this, I do hope that you will make a smart decision to stop
and not to try smoking. Think of how much you love yourself and others.
Think of your loved ones who wouldn’t want to see you suffer. Consider the
people around you especially the young ones whose health will be in danger
once they are exposed to smoke.
Remember me!
Here are some tips on how to write an effective persuasive essay.
The Writing Process
Writing is a process that involves a minimum of four distinct steps:
prewriting, drafting, revising, and editing. It is known as a recursive
process. While you're revising, you would possibly need to return to the
prewriting step to develop and expand your ideas.
1. Prewriting
➢ Prewriting is anything you do before you write a draft of your
document. It includes thinking, taking notes, lecturing others,
brainstorming, outlining, and gathering information (e.g.,
interviewing people, researching within the library, and assessing
data)
➢ Although prewriting is that the first activity you engage in,
generating ideas is an activity that happens throughout the writing
process.
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2. Drafting
➢ Drafting occurs once you put your ideas into sentences and
paragraphs. Here, you focus on supporting and explaining your ideas
fully. At this stage, don’t concentrate on such things as spelling.
➢ This draft tends to be writer-centered: it's you telling yourself what
you believed and recognized in the subject.
3. Revising
➢ Revision is that the key to effective documents. Here, you think and
delve deeper into your readers’ expectations and needs. This
becomes reader-centered. What proportion of support will each
idea get to convince your readers? Which terms should be defined
for these particular readers? Is your organization effective? Do
readers get to know A before they will understand B?
➢ At this stage, you may process your writing style, making each
sentence as accurate and concise as possible. Make connections
between ideas understandable and clear.
4. Editing
➢ Check for these things as spelling, mechanics, and grammar.
The last items you ought to do before printing your document is
to check the spelling of the words.
➢ Don’t begin editing until the opposite steps within the writing
process are complete.
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Activity 3- Got it!
Direction: Use what you’ve learned from the discussion above. Read and
comprehend this online one-paragraph persuasive text. Does the text
convince you enough?
What Is It
The advantages of social networking websites have the potential to
outweigh the risks of such websites. While social networking does limit
real-life interaction with one’s peers, it also provides timid, reclusive, or
socially awkward youth with a replacement avenue of communication that
always makes it easier to attach or form relationships. The increase of
social networking sites may also increase cyberbullying activities. But,
sites like Facebook also give people the chance to generate a
bigger network of support. Moreover, while unguided teens and young
adults may post pictures and information that could damage their future
and make them less desirable to potential employers, responsible and well-
guided youth have the vision to create networking relationships and
make a stronger presence within the working world. Despite the fact
that there are great number of risks and downfalls related to social
networking, if the tool is employed correctly and also the youth are
instructed on its correct usage, it offers considerable advantages.
http://www. Wikihow.com/Sample/ Persuasive- Paragraph
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Comprehension questions:
1. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
2. Write all the reasons why the writer believes in this idea or these ideas.
3. Did you feel that the author was trying to convince or persuade the
readers? Which sentences in the paragraph serve as proof?
4. What are the supporting details which show his or her personal thoughts
and insights?
5. Did the writer include all the facts which support his or her belief? Write
the facts that support the writer’s claim in your notebook.
What’s More
Task 1. Reason Out!
Prewriting Stage
Your first journey begins. You must wear your best shield in the
prewriting process. Inside the box is the essential information for you to
accomplish your first task. Take time to read it.
Direction: Write about a major decision in life that you have made. Explain
how and why you have arrived at such a decision. Convince your readers that
your decision is the best for you. Fill out the given structures below.
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Topic:
___________________________________________________________
Introduction: State your opinion or position. Do you agree or
disagree? When you write, keep in mind who are you trying to
persuade? The last sentence will be the thesis statement.
Reasons: Write at least three reasons for your opinion. Think of
your readers and what reasons might persuade them. Try using
phrases like “for instance” or “in addition" to introduce your
reasons. Use transitional devices correctly and smoothly.
Conclusion: Restate your thesis statement in a way that your
readers will agree, restate your reasons and end it with a suggestion
or a call to action.
Introduction:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Reason #1
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Reason # 2:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
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Reason # 3:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Conclusion:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
What I Have Learned
BUCKET LIST!
Keep in mind the word PERSUADE or CONVINCE in writing a
persuasive essay.
P- ull your audience in with an interesting hook in your audience.
E - stablish a clear position.
R- easons must be supported by facts, stories, and other details.
S – way your audience.
U – se convincing/ strong words.
A – ttack your readers through emotive words.
D- evelop a well- structured introduction, body and conclusion.
E- ntice your readers with proper word choice and sentence structure.
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What I Can Do
TASK 2. DRAFT IT RIGHT!
Congratulations! You succeed in your first journey. In this part, you are
expected to continue the second journey of the writing process. Expand and
explain your thoughts clearly and thoroughly. Insert your research,
supporting facts and details (with citations, if necessary) to accomplish your
goal.
Introduction:____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Reason # 1: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Supporting details # 1 _____________________________________________
Supporting details # 2 _____________________________________________
Supporting details # 3 _____________________________________________
Reason # 2: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
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Supporting details # 1 _____________________________________________
Supporting details # 2 _____________________________________________
Supporting details # 3 _____________________________________________
Reason # 3: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Supporting details # 1 _____________________________________________
Supporting details # 2 _____________________________________________
Supporting details # 3 _____________________________________________
Conclusion: ____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
What I Can Do On My Own
Task 3. MY FINAL OUTPUT
Revising & Editing
Congratulations, mission complete for the second time! At this point, just
get the content down, as when you get to the rewriting part of the process.
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Rewrite, edit, and delete the content as necessary, then read again to
check your organization, transitions, word choice, and sentence and
paragraph structure. Finally, proofread for punctuation, spelling,
grammar, and usage errors. Congratulations!
INTRODUCTION: _____________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________.
BODY ________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________.
________________________________________
___________________________________________
____________________________________________.
________________________________________
___________________________________________
____________________________________________.
Conclusion: __________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________.
Use the following rubric as your guide for assessment.
PERSUASIVE ESSAY SCORING GUIDE
COMPONENT Exceeding Meeting Approaching Not meeting
Standard Standard Standard Standard
( 5) (4) (3) ( 1)
INTRODUCTION The The The The
introduction introduction introduction introduction
part part part consists
consists of consists of of at least part has no
applied
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least two at least one one from the techniques
from the from the techniques and the
techniques techniques but not thesis
and clearly and clearly clearly statement is
states the stated the stated the so vague.
thesis thesis thesis
statement. statement. statement.
Body The body The body The body The body
consists of consists of consists of consists of
three three at least two at least one
techniques techniques techniques technique
and each
reason is and each and each and each
supported reason is reason is reason is
by at least supported supported supported
three by at least by at least by at least
evidences. two pieces of two one
evidences. evidences. evidence.
Conclusion The The The writer’s The paper
conclusion is conclusion is position is just ends,
strong and identifiable. restated but there is
leaves the The writer’s within the no
reader firmly position is closing conclusion.
grasps the restated paragraph,
writer's within the however not
position. first two near in the
Effective sentences of beginning.
restatement of the closing
the position paragraph.
statement
starts the
closing
paragraph.
What I Can Do More
Convince me!
Activity 3. Best of Three: Let us see if you really understood our lesson about
using a variety of persuasive writing techniques.
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Directions: Choose one from the suggested topics and write a persuasive
essay. Apply the correct structure of essay writing, transitional devices and
the persuasive writing techniques.
1. Women are better leaders than men.
2. Nothing is better than face to face education.
3. Cycling is healthier than walking.
MY TREASURE
Activity 4. The Magic Five
Reflect on how you performed in this lesson and plan how to improve your
language communication skills. Use the following sentences starters:
1. The new concepts/ skills I learned from this lesson are_______________
_____________________________________________________________________
2. The skill/s I must improve is/are____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
3. The following are the steps I can take to improve_____________________
_____________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________ help me achieve my target for this
lesson.
5. I expect to be a ____________________________________________________
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Answer Key
What I know
Activity1. Recall it Right!
1. Agree
2. Agree
3. Agree
4. Agree
5. Agree
What’s In
Activity 2- Discover me
1. The main idea of the essay is to convince the readers not to smoke.
2. Yes, the opening statement catches my attention because of its unusual/horrible
statement.
3. The topic of the first paragraph is the reasons why people should not smoke.
4. Yes, the second paragraph effectively proves the writer’s assertions because it has
a reliable source from World Health Organization (WHO).
5. Yes, it’s very sufficient and convincing.
What Is It
Activity 3- Got it!
Comprehension questions:
Students’ answers may vary
References
http://www. Wikihow.com/Sample/ Persuasive- Paragraph
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