The Power of Persuasion: Writing with Purpose · Persuasive Writing

Audience Awareness and Tone

Adjusting language and style to suit different readers and formal contexts.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does our choice of words change when writing for a peer versus an adult?
  2. 2What does it mean to have a professional or academic tone?
  3. 3How can we use rhetorical questions to engage our audience?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Writing - Grade 4ON: Oral Communication - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: The Power of Persuasion: Writing with Purpose
Period: Persuasive Writing

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