persuasive writing.ppt

1、Persuasive writing,It is to convince its readers by giving reasons and understandings.,Can you think of any occasions that you need to persuade someone?,Your organization needs funding for a project. You are applying for the opportunity of International Exchange Education. You are asking your patien

2、ts to buy you a car. You are asking your boss for a raise. ,Persuasive Genres,You meet persuasion every day. TV Commercials Letters to the Editor Junk mail Magazine ads College brochures,How to Write a Persuasive Essay-Researching an Issue,Understanding your audience Seek common ground Predict count

3、er arguments Find strong support (quotation/example/numbers),ORGAN DONATION,Sample Writing How does the writer persuade his audience?,Ladies and gentlemen, today I am here to share with you my views on organ donation, in the hope that you will take them on board and give someone the ultimate gift af

4、ter you have left this earth - the gift of life.,Appealing to the readers hearts,Ladies and gentlemen, at this moment in the US there are 79,000 U.S patients on the transplant waiting list. Three thousand a month are added to this total. Not a lot you may say when the population is close to three hu

5、ndred million, but now add twenty to thirty family and friends to each patient, and the number increases vastly.,Using statistics/predicting counterargument,Every day between 16 and 17 people die whilst waiting for a transplant. Again you may say not a lot - but in the average mans lifetime the deat

6、h toll is 1,980,160 - almost two million people. Ladies and gentlemen you can help. By donating your vital organs after you have passed away you can save lives. For the more sentimental of you, of the 79,000 patients waiting for a transplant, over 10 per cent of these are children under 18 years of

7、age.,Repetition as emphasis,So, how can you help? All you have to do is get in touch with your local doctor and he will tell you all you need to know. You fill out one form, and receive a card; it really is that easy. Then, once you have passed away in many years to come, your organs will be removed

8、 and will give somebody else the chance of life. After a transplant of a vital organ, the average survival rate is over 80%. A massive increase from the 20% that would live without the surgery.,How to help,Some people worry. Will they be left open after the surgery as they are already dead, or will

9、they still be able to have an open casket funeral? The answers to these are simple. You will be treated with the up most respect in the surgery and the same procedures apply to the body as a living body. And yes, you will be able to have an open casket funeral if you wish to.,Solving peoples possibl

10、e worries,Ladies and gentlemen - the gift of life is the most amazing gift anybody can give. How I see things, and what made me become a donor, is that after I am gone I will have no use for my organs. So why should I deprive someone else from using them. Please consider what I have said today. Than

11、k you,Appeal to the audiences reason,Sample writing: An idea for a new library My idea is to build a new Library for our community. It will need one large room for the books and one for the employees to rest, have tea and eat their lunch in. It could be a place where people sit and relax and read so

12、me of the books if they want to. This is how I think the library should be designed to let people see the largest number of books. There should be shelves all round the room for people to keep books and some free-standing shelves in the middle of the room to hold even more. These shelves should be d

13、ivided into sections so that each book shelf holds a certain kind of book. For example, all history books should be organized by date so that people can easily find books they want . My idea will help improve the education of the students in our community. It will also give the adults an interest and keep their minds active