RCI-15738 · Persuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing — Adult Starter Applied Project · Club / Workshop

Convince an audience using clear claims, reasons, evidence and rhetorical choices. This version is designed for 18+ at starter level through social, activity-rich workshop learning.

AdultStarterClub / WorkshopApplied Project7 learning hours
Reading Club International visual
RCIRead brighter. Write bolder. Grow further.
Explorecourse outcomes • journey • progression
course outcomesjourneyprogression

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 real-world application appropriate to 18+.
  • 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 18+.

Unit 2 · Build the ReasonFocus: reasons

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

Unit 3 · Support with EvidenceFocus: evidence

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

Unit 4 · Persuade the AudienceFocus: rhetoric

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

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 Adult learners (18+) 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.

WhatsApp