Dramatized Scenes from The Lion and The Jewel

Persuasive Writing Notes

To persuade is to get a person or a group of persons to see something from your point of view or at least to understand how you see a situation.


In this type of writing you need to consider:

• Audience:-knowing the audience to whom you are speaking or for whom you are writing. This will determine your Register.

• Register:-this refers to the tone/language you use, for example, formal, informal, casual {formal to the Prime Minister; informal to a group of friends}This of course depends on the Subject.

• Subject:-What you are writing about

• Purpose:-reason for writing or talking about. Are you trying to:
-convince that your point of view is the correct one?
-appeal to someone’s weakness?
-get persons to change?

Persuasive Writing Must:
• be logical
• be based on fact
• take into account the age, education and interest of the audience

Persuasive Writing should:
• be convincing
• use references to authority
• use concise clear language without repetitions which make no sense
• have clearly defined arguments

Persuasive writing can:
Appeal to emotions
Come from the writer’s imagination as well  as from experience

Persuasive writing includes:
 Letters to the editor
 Articles in the editorial of newspapers, agreeing or disagreeing with issues
 Letters to members of the community, teachers, parents, presenting a point of view
 Speeches meant to persuade or dissuade the listener or to express one’s point of view
 Arguments, debates, speeches meant to express a point of view strongly

CSEC English A Course Outline 2016

English A Course Outline

Grade 10

Date:                           September-May 2016-2017

Days:

 Teacher/s:                   Miss Blair

No. Of hours:             3hours

Rationale:

This subject is designed to guide students to mastering oral and written language skills through a variety of strategies.

STRUCTURE of the CSEC EXAMINATION

PAPER 01 Duration: 1hour and 30 minutes	PAPER 02 Duration: 2 hours: 45 minutes
This paper consists of sixty multiple choice questions. All questions are compulsory (must be answered). Paper 1 is worth 60 marks	This paper consists of SEVEN questions, arranged in three sections SECTION A: SUMMARY v  Question 1 SECTION B: EXPOSITORY WRITING v  Questions 2 and 3: Answer 1 Question SECTION C: SHORT STORY v  Questions 4 and 5: Answer 1 Question SECTION D: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY v  Questions 6 and 7: Answer 1 Question You are expected to answer THREE (3) questions, ONE question from EACH section. You MUST write in the essay format and develop all responses fully.
PAPER 1		PAPER 2
v Synonyms v Antonyms v Sentence Completion v Equivalent Sentences v Construction Shift v Error Recognition o   Misused/Mixed Metaphors o   Clichés o   Redundancy v Usage o   Spelling Errors o   Subject Verb Agreement Errors o   Punctuation Errors o   Pluralization Errors v Comprehension o   Persuasive Passage o   Advertisement o   Narrative Passage o   Expository Passage o   Informative Passage o   Poem §  Poet §  Persona §  Figures of Speech/Figurative Language ü  Alliteration ü  Hyperbole ü  Imagery ü  Irony ü  Onomatopoeia ü  Oxymoron ü  Paradox ü  Personification ü  Pun ü  Metaphor ü  Simile		v Summary o   Identifying Main Ideas o   Paraphrasing Ideas o   Combining Ideas o   Summarizing Passages o   Summarizing Diagrams v Comprehension o   Persuasive Passage §  Writer’s Tone §  Writer’s Attitude §  Writer’s Purpose §  Irony §  Sarcasm o   Narrative Passage o   Expository Passage o   Informative Passage o   Poem v Letter Writing o   Business Letter o   Report Writing o   Letter to the Editor v Short Story o   Character §  Antagonist §  Protagonist o   Point of View §  Narrator §  First person Narrator §  Third Person Narrator o   Setting §  Weather §  Environment §  Time o   Plot o   Conflict §  Man vs Man §  Man vs Nature §  Man vs Himself §  Man vs Society o   Climax o   Theme(s) o   Resolution v Persuasive/Argumentative Essay o   Thesis Statement o   Five Point Essay

This is the first part of the English A course outline. The complete document can be seen here.

Tips for Answering Comprehension Questions

1. Read the passage more than once to ensure that you understand it fully. 

2. Look at the questions after you feel that the passage is clear to you.

3. Express yourself as clearly and as accurately as possible.

4. Your answer should not be long-winded.

5. Use your own words to answer and do not copy sections of the passage unless you are      asked to quote. 

6. Remember the use of quotation marks when you do quote.

7. Always indicate clearly the sub-part of the question to which you are responding.

8. Skip a line between answers.

9. Answer each  question using  complete sentences.