Criteria- Description of persuasive writing marking criterion
Audience -The writers capacity to orient, engage and persuade the reader.
Text structure- The relationships of different parts of a text to each other and to the text as a complex whole. The organisation of ideas.
Ideas- The selection, relevance and elaboration of ideas for a persuasive argument.
Persuasive devices -The use of a range of persuasive devices to enhance the writers position and persuade the reader.
Vocabulary-The range and precision of contextually appropriate language choices.
Cohesion-The control of multiple threads and relationships across the text, achieved through the use of grammatical elements (referring words, text connectives, conjunctions) and lexical elements (substitutions, repetitions, word associations).
Paragraphing-The segmenting of text into paragraphs that assists the reader to follow the line of argument.
Sentence structure-The production of grammatically correct, structurally sound and meaningful sentences.
Punctuation -The use of correct and appropriate punctuation to aid the reading of the text.
Spelling The accuracy of spelling and the difficulty of the words used.
Proofreading- Proofread your work prior to submission.
Referencing standard APA 7th Edition
Common words- Common instruction words
Legal Referencing -See resource referencing Case law and Legislation on Interact2 subject site
Caselaw – The principles of law arising from judicial decisions. Also known as common law
Academic research- Reference to books, articles or journals which discuss issues or topics backup by research and evidence.
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