RCI-15770 · Persuasive Writing

Persuasive Writing — Adult Developing Masterclass · Live Group

Convince an audience using clear claims, reasons, evidence and rhetorical choices. This version is designed for 18+ at developing level through interactive small-group learning.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure claims with increasing independence.
  • Develop increasingly independent reasons with increasing independence.
  • Develop applied evidence with increasing independence.
  • Develop confident rhetoric with increasing independence.
  • Apply Persuasive Writing skills through deep guided study 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 Developing 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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