Learn how to be the most convincing version of yourself on paper, as well as build confidence in your reading abilities. Students will receive feedback on their writing, as well as on recitations of their work.
This course studies persuasive writing, both as a reader and as a writer. During this course, students will also have a chance to present their texts orally, and receive feedback and advice for the oral part of their English exams. Students will study in detail the literary devices used by writers in order to make their texts more convincing and effective. The lessons will pinpoint these writing techniques, require students to write about them and ultimately learn how to use them in their own writing. Students will be guided through this process, and by the end of the course, they will be able to use these devices confidently in their own writing. This programme is equally suitable for those students who are looking to take a related exam or those who are simply driven by curiosity and a desire to improve.
Course Content
8 LESSONS
8 HOURS Total Length
Lesson 1
Writer's Purpose and Audience
60 minutes
Lesson 2
Fact or Opinion?
60 minutes
Lesson 3
Persuasive Techniques: Flattery, Opinion, Hyperbole, Emotive Language and Imperative
60 minutes
Lesson 4
Persuasive Techniques: Personal Pronouns, Triples, Facts and Figures and Rhetorical Questions
60 minutes
Lesson 5
Analysing Persuasive Writing: Case Study I
60 minutes
Lesson 6
Analysing Persuasive Writing: Case Study II
60 minutes
Lesson 7
Structuring Your Writing
60 minutes
Lesson 8
Delivering Your Speech
60 minutes
Key Skills
Literary Techniques
Language
Persuasion
Essay Writing
Educator
Alexandra F
English & Maths Educator
Alexandra has a range of experience working with students with special educational needs and teaching English as a foreign language. She always creates an encouraging working environment and promotes creativity in every lesson.
