11 plus persuasive writing

Persuasive Writing Tips For The 11+ (Including Exam-Style Practice)

In this Facebook Live tutorial replay, I teach some additional strategies for improving your persuasive writing skills.

This tutorial covers:

  • Key phrases and words to use to impress teachers and examiners

  • An exam-style question and how to answer it

  • How to structure your answer

  • How to use the BURGER technique to be more persuasive and convincing

  • How to include statistics and factual evidence in your answer


persuasive writing tips for the 11 plus

persuasive writing tips for the 11 plus

Did you find this tutorial helpful?

If so, share one thing you learnt in the comments section below.

Best wishes,

The Tutoress Team.

Persuasive Writing Tips and Tricks For The 11+ Exams

Does your child struggle with persuasive writing?

persuasive writing tips for the 11 plus

Perhaps they have no idea what to write or how to come up with ideas or perhaps they just find the entire subject to be confusing and overwhelming.

Rest assured, they’re not alone.

Over the years, I’ve helped hundreds of children with the persuasive writing skills and the majority find this area of writing to be really difficult.

In this Facebook Live tutorial, I share some of my best tips and strategies which should hopefully help your child to gain clarity on exactly how to approach persuasive questions.

Click the PLAY button below to watch a replay of the tutorial.


Quick Persuasive Writing Tips:

  • Use emotive language so that your words have an emotional impact on the reader and are more persuasive.

  • Acknowledge opposing views (the other person’s perspective) whilst making it clear why such views are wrong or ineffective.

  • Use connectives to ensure that your thoughts, ideas and points link together.

  • Back up your opinion with facts and evidence. Watch the tutorial above and some of the other Facebook Live tutorials so you can really understand how to do this.


persuasive writing tips for the 11 plus

Are there any specific persuasive writing questions that you’ve come across recently?

Share them in the comments section below.

Best wishes,

The Tutoress Team.