Identify Persuasive Language Features

Are you ready to elevate your students’ persuasive writing skills to new heights? This engaging set of five worksheets has been meticulously crafted by our experienced teacher team to help your students master the art of persuasive writing by decoding and analyzing real-world examples.

This worksheet pack features five compelling persuasive texts, carefully curated to expose students to diverse writing styles and persuasive techniques used in the real world. Students will delve into the texts by identifying and color-coding various persuasive language features such as rhetorical questions, emotive language, modality, hyperbole and more. This hands-on approach enhances comprehension and helps students visualize the strategies used by skilled writers.

The persuasive texts included in this worksheet pack are:

• Dogs Make the Best Pets
• Smartphones Should Be Banned From Classrooms
• Homework Should Be Abolished
• Indoor Play Is Better Than Outdoor Play
• Junk Mail Must Be Banned

The reading level of the texts varies from less to more challenging to assist you in catering to a diverse range of ability levels.

This resource downloads as a black-and-white printable PDF or an editable Google Slides file. The download also includes an answer key to make grading fast and easy. 

This set of persuasive language features worksheets will equip your students with the skills they need to navigate the world of persuasive writing with confidence!

Classroom Implementation Ideas for These Persuasive Language Worksheets

One of the great advantages of this persuasive language worksheet pack is its versatility! It can used in multiple ways in the classroom, as demonstrated by the suggestions below:

• Whole-Class Activity – Choose one of the texts to display on your interactive whiteboard. As a class, read through the text, then choose various students to come to the board to color-code the persuasive language. Challenge the students to find other rhetorical devices used in the text in addition to the ones listed.
• Collaborative Group Activity – Divide the class into ability groups and assign one of the persuasive texts. Have the students work together to complete the color-coding activity. This fosters teamwork and exposes students to diverse perspectives.
• Textual Analysis – Take the activity one step further. After the students have identified the persuasive language in the text they are working on, have them write a paragraph in their notebook explaining the effect of each device in persuading the reader to support the author’s viewpoint.

Download and Explore Persuasive Language 

Use the Download button above to access your preferred version of this persuasive language worksheet pack. (Note: You will be prompted to make a copy of the Google Slides template on your personal drive before accessing it.)

As this resource contains answer sheets, you may wish to print one copy only, then remove the answer sheet before making further copies for your students.

Please consider printing these worksheets double-sided for sustainability purposes.

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