Writing to Persuade When we write to persuade, we are writing to make someone else think or act the way we want them to Some examples of persuasive writing are letters to the editor, book and movie reviews, and advertisements Advertisements are written to get us to buy or something They can be found in magazines, newspapers and on posters Choose one of the example posters Look carefully at the graphics and read the text What does the poster advertise? What is it trying to get you to buy or do? Now answer these questions Text (writing) – circle the statements that are true All the letters in the text are the same size The text uses many different sizes The text is all the same colour The text is in different colours The text is all the same font (style) The text is in different fonts Answer these questions about the text: How many different colours are used in the text? How many different fonts are used in the text? What words make the text interesting? _ Graphics (pictures) Is there a picture on the poster? Yes / No Does the picture help you understand what the poster is advertising? Yes / No Is the picture colourful and eye-catching? Yes / No