Using a Variety of Informative,

Persuasive, & Argumentative Writing

Techniques
Writing is a important form of
communication. Over the years, developing
writers become good ones as they have
embraced a clear understanding of the
different types of writing techniques and the
specific purpose each one serves.
Read the speech bubbles below. Decide to
which of them uses writing techniques in the
following types:

 informative
 persuasive
argumentative
One of the best ways to develop your skills in
writing is to learn how to choose the most
effective approach or techniques to get your
message across. In this lesson, we will explore
techniques to help you apply them in
informative, persuasive, and argumentative
writing.
 a. Informative writing

• Educates the readers by importing straight

words information, facts, and details on a
certain topic.
• Gives them a new understanding or new
appreciation at some topic which one might
be familiar.
• Writers answers question of why or how.
Types of Informative Writing
1. Definition Essay – provides detailed
explanation of an idea.
2. Cause and Effect Essay – explains the
connection/ link up of two or more events.
3. opposing Sides Essay – presents all sides
of an issue.
4. Process Essay – gives step by step
explanation on how something works or
how to do something.
 b. Persuasive writing
• convince the reader of the validity of the writers
arguments.
• builds arguments on opinion and factual statements.
•Intends to make the certain things.
•Presents arguments only about one.
Parts (I+B3R+C)
a. Introduction
b. Body
c. conclusion
 In Quarter 3 Week 1-2 you learned that
argumentative writing aims to get the reader to
recognize that your side of the arguments is valid.
The main argument presented is elaborated and
explained through the presentation of its pros( in
favor of) and cons (against) of your position in an
issue or topic.
It begins with an introduction and ends with a
conclusion. In between are the body paragraphs,
where you must do three things: support your
opinion, present the opposing point of view, and tell
why that viewpoint is wrong. When you write an
arguments, you are trying to convince your reader
that your opinion is correct. A strong arguments has
five key parts.
Learning task 1.

Below is a mixed up informative text. Arrange

it in a way that shows the structure( I+MID+c) of
the ideas with topic, details, and big idea.
HOW TO SOLO TRAVEL SUCCESSFULLY
•The first way to travel solo successfully is to arrive
well- informed on the are.
•Use money belt as a purse not for storage. Keep
your passport, extra stores of money, and keep
other documents in a theft-resistant bag.
•Freya Stark once said. “ to awaken quite alone in a
strange town is one of the most pleasant sensation
in the world.”
•Traveling alone is an achievable feat,
•You will be surprise that you absorb new surrounding
make new acquaintances, and encounter self discovery.
•Also, in line with safety, you must have to carry good
identification in more than one place.
•Your security is at risk when you are trapped in a busy
street scanning frequently the GPS on your phone while
looking for a place to eat or stay. It also matter if you
booked for you accommodation in advance and are in
the know of public transportation system.
Learning task 2.
Persuasive writing states and supports an
opinion. Based on the given statements, write
your own persuasive text using the structure (
I+B3R+C)
 Some people think recesses in school should
be longer. They believe kids might learn better if
they had a longer break in the middle of a day.
However, the extra class time after recess would
make the school day longer. Therefore, kids
would get out of school later in the day. What do
you think? Support your opinion with persuasive
writing.
Learning Task 3

Write an essay arguing for or against the topic. “

Young people nowadays should decide to take a
gap year before they start university.”
CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING
• Outline the value of education.
• Decide whether one decision is more beneficial than
the others.
• Suggest how the issue should be treated in the
future.
• Develop a live paragraph argumentative essay of
100-200 words be guided by the following outline /
structure:(I- C/T+8- PCR+C)
Introduction: Claims/ Thesis Statements_____________
Body: Evidence/ Pros _____________________________
Body: counterarguments/ cons_____________________
Body: Rebuttal/ Refutation_________________________
Conclusion_____________________________________
Learning task 4
Read the given facts or ideas about throw-
away culture. Use them in developing your
essay focusing on techniques in one (1) of the
writing forms- informative, persuasive and
argumentative.
• People in the Philippines should learn to use things
over instead of simply throwing them away.
• Plastics in disposable items remain in the
environment for many years after the items have
been thrown away.
•Filipinos throw out 2 to 3 kilos of items per day, this is
more than half a ton of garbage per person each
year.
•Each year 1 million dogs and cats are put to sleep in
humane societies..
•Filipinos spend about 100 million pesos each year on
disposable plastic and paper plates.
•Filipinos spend nearly 29 million pesos each year on
disposable diapers.
•Other disposable items, such as pen, lighters and
razors cost another 18 million pesos.
•This fairly throw away attitude or culture has
become the worst problem of our time.
CONCEPT DIGEST
• Informative writing educates the readers by importing
straightforward information.
• Persuasive writing builds arguments on opinions and
factual statements.
• The main arguments is an argumentative essay is
explained in an presentation of its pros ( in favor of) and
cons( against) of your position in an issue.
• Body paragraph in an argumentative essay includes
stating one’s opinion/ claims, giving reasons to support
the opinion and arguing against the opposite opinion.
Instructions: read the statements carefully. On
your paper , write AGREE if the statement
expresses truth about argumentative,
informative and persuasive writing: and
DISAGREE if it says otherwise.

______1. the main objective of an

argumentative essays it to tell a story.
______2. persuasive text combines facts with
emotions to convince the reader that the
author is “right”.

______3. In developing body paragraph in an

argumentative essay, you must state your
opinion, expand the claims, give reasons to
support your opinion or argue the opposite
opinion.
______4. Informative writing aims to give the
readers a new understanding or appreciation of
some topics with which you might be familiar
with.

______5. There is no need to present the pros and

cons arguments in an issue of an argumentative
text.
Instructions: reflect on what you have learned
from the lesson by completing the statements
below.

The aspect of the lesson I believe I learned most

about is ___________.
The task which found most challenging is
________.
I realized that I can use the things I learned from
this lesson when _________.