Discursive, persuasive and informative writing

Learn how to choose a good topic for your essay.

Learn how to identify an angle for your essay.

Learn how to identify reliable sources for your essay.

Learn how to research and make notes for your essay.

Learn how to use tone effectively in your essay.

Learn how to use statistical evidence in your essay.

Learn how to cite sources in your essay.

Learn how to write a bibliography for your essay.

When writing a well-reasoned argument, use a formal, impersonal tone and consider all points of view. Learn how to build an argument in this Bitesize English video for 3rd level.

Getting the reader to agree with you is the goal of persuasive writing. Learn how to persuade a reader in this Bitesize English video for 3rd level.

Learning to the persuasive techniques writers use to manipulate their readers will help you to grab and hold your reader's attention.

Learn and revise persuasive techniques in media texts.

The opening of your essay should be specific and to the point. Learn how to write an introduction to an essay in this Bitesize English video for 3rd level.

Your essay's conclusion is where you draw all your ideas together and summarise your answer to the question.