RCI-15496 · Persuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing — Teen Starter Skill Builder · Club / Workshop

Convince an audience using clear claims, reasons, evidence and rhetorical choices. This version is designed for ages 13–15 at starter level through social, activity-rich workshop learning.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure claims with highly supported practice.
  • Develop increasingly independent reasons with highly supported practice.
  • Develop applied evidence with highly supported practice.
  • Develop confident rhetoric with highly supported practice.
  • Apply Persuasive Writing skills through structured practice appropriate to ages 13–15.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Make the ClaimFocus: claims

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 13–15.

Unit 2 · Build the ReasonFocus: reasons

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 13–15.

Unit 3 · Support with EvidenceFocus: evidence

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 13–15.

Unit 4 · Persuade the AudienceFocus: rhetoric

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 13–15.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Teen learners (ages 13–15) who want to develop claims, reasons, evidence, rhetoric at Starter level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Persuasive Writing, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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