ARGUMENTATIVE

WRITING
 Audience and Purpose
 Read the task and ask yourself these
questions:

 Who am I writing for?

 What am I trying to do?

 Structure
 Obviously, you need to have an introduction, main body and
conclusion.

 Beginning: This should state clearly what side you are on

and be attention grabbing

 Main Body: You should make about 5 points for your

argument. Put them into the most logical order, paragraph
them and link them together using connectives.

 Conclusion: Make sure this really makes an impact! This is

your last chance to make your case!
 TECHNIQUES
 You need to use a range of argumentative and
persuasive techniques. We will start by looking at
some of the basic techniques.

A FOREST

 ANECDOTES
 FACTS
 OPINION
 RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
 EXAMPLES AND EXPERTS
 STATISTICS
 TRIPLES (CLUSTERS OF THREE)
 MORE TECHNIQUES
 Some other techniques you might like to
consider:

 Audience inclusion
 Alliteration
 Acknowledging the opposing view … then
showing that it is wrong.
 Use powerful language to really get your
point across.
 Use a variety of sentence types and
lengths.
TASK

Write an argumentative essay arguing whether

schools should have compulsory daily PE.

Think about the benefits and disadvantages in

the table on the following slide.
 Daily Compulsory PE
Why daily PE lessons would Reasons why daily PE would
be good for students be bad for students
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.