IDENTIFY FEATURES OF

PERSUASIVE TEXTS.
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 FEATURES OF A PERSUASIVE TEXT

• 1. Present tense – consider the singular

and plural form of the verb
• 2. Connectives and conjunctions – to
connect ideas
• 3. Powerful verbs – use action words in
an active voice
• 4. Single exclamation marks – decide
one only
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• 5. Strong adjectives – colourful and
imaginative descriptive words
• 6. Emotive words – words which can
touch emotions
• 7. Paragraphs – one paragraph in
one idea
• 8. Repeated words – for words to
emphasize
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• 9. Rhetorical questions – question to be
posed as a guide in discussing ideas
• 10. Exaggeration – may use hyperbole
for an important idea to emphasize
• 11. Facts and statistics – are pieces of
information, data, facts and figures as
evidences to support
• 12. Personal pronouns – be consistent of
the first, second, or third person used
 • Triumphant Return Ten Years After
• Ten years ago this month, a gigantic forest park was a sea of flames. The
KNOWING
news media andALL THESEfanned
politicians FEATURES OF Aeven
the flames PERSUASIVE
higher. The park was
TEXT, LET– US
devastated TAKE THIS
devastated! EXAMPLE:
Night after night, horrific images of ash and
flame flashed across TV screens. One evening after showing an
enormous expanse of blackened forest, network news anchor concluded:
“This is what’s left of the park tonight.” But guess what? Fire didn’t
destroy the park. Ten years later, we realize fire had the opposite effect.
Fire rejuvenated the park. Wildlife is healthy. Tourism is thriving.
Biodiversity is booming. New forests are rising from the ashes of old
ones. The recovery is so dramatic. It deserves a closer look. In April and
May, as fires raged across the park, business owners fumed. “Our future
is ruined,” they said. Tourism is dead. But today, tourism is very much
alive. It has set numerous visitation records. Fire has not repelled
tourists; it has attracted them –-just as it attracts many species of
wildlife. Ten years later, the number one question asked of naturalists
remain: “What are the effects of the fires?” The answer is simple: The
fires were therapeutic. Not one has concluded the fires were harmful.
That sounds too good to be true. But it is. The science is there to prove
it.
IN THIS PERSUASIVE TEXT, IT USES FIVE (5) PARAGRAPHS
TO ENTICE THE READERS’ EYES. IN EACH PARAGRAPH, WE
CAN FIND THE FOLLOWING FEATURES:
DISCUSS THE FEATURES OF PERSUASIVE TEXT USING
THE ITEM PRESENTED:
DISCUSS WITH YOUR SEATMATE THE FEATURES
OF PERSUASIVE TEXT USED IN EACH MATERIAL.