RCI-15598 · Persuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing — Teen Mastery Applied Project · Club / Workshop

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

TeenMasteryClub / WorkshopApplied Project12 learning hours
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outcomescourse journeyprogression

What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure claims with leadership-level depth and transfer.
  • Develop increasingly independent reasons with leadership-level depth and transfer.
  • Develop applied evidence with leadership-level depth and transfer.
  • Develop confident rhetoric with leadership-level depth and transfer.
  • Apply Persuasive Writing skills through real-world application 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 Mastery 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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