Look at this plan for a piece of writing to argue. The candidate has been asked to write a letter to a local newspaper to express their views on the closure of a local school. Complete the plan by dragging and dropping the points that could be made as counter arguments.
Plan:
F = Letter so remember full addresses & postcodes, date in full. Start Dear . . . end Yours Faithfully.
A = Local people, particularly parents and children.
P = to argue that the school shouldn't be closed.
Main argument:
Lots of children attend the school
The next nearest school would mean a drive = more traffic, pollution, dangerous roads
Results have been getting better.
Counter argument.
[blank_start]Local population is aging[blank_end]
[blank_start]County council will run a bus[blank_end]
[blank_start]Results better at other school[blank_end]
Annotate this advert which has been written to persuade by choosing from the drop-down menus to show where the conventions of writing to persuade have been used.
In writing to advise the use of imperative and modal verbs is a key feature. Choose from the drop-down menus to label the types of verbs used in this advice text.