Writing a Persuasive Proposal

Assessment Your are required to:

a) Create a new Australian flag that, in your opinion, appropriately represents contemporary Australia

b) Write a written persuasive proposal to an

Australian government committee that explains and justifies your new Australian Flag design.

To justify your design and persuade the committee you will need to state the reasons for your use of colour, symbols, shapes and placement.

Proposals in a Nutshell ● Proposals convince readers that a plan of action is plausible

and that the writer is qualified to accomplish it. In short, they spell out— What you intend to do (Create a new national Australian flag)

How you intend to do it (Change the symbols, colours, shapes and placement)

Why you attend to do it(To create a design, which reflects a contemporary

Australian identity)

In order to do this successfully, you need to write persuasively.

Definition: persuasive writing…

Seeks to convince its readers to

embrace the point-of-view presented

by appealing to the audiences reason

and understanding through

argument and/or entreaty.

Persuasive Language Devices

Refuting opposing views on a topic Rhetorical questions Rhetorical statements Repetition Use of modality Persuasive and/or evaluative adjectives

and noun groups Persuasive and/or evaluative adverbs

and verb groups Metaphors

Persuasive Words- Include these words in your writing.

Clearly, obviously, certainly Very, absolutely, utterly, Completely, perfectly

Active vs. Passive Voice

Example:“The defendant’s embezzlement of company funds in 2005 is an example of his untrustworthiness.”

“The defendant embezzled funds from the company in 2005; this act shows that he cannot be trusted.”

YOU NEED TO USE AN ACTIVE VOICE!!!

Is my argument clear and organized?

Is the structure logical (e.g. does it contain statements of the current position, the problem, the possibilities, and the proposal being made)?

Is there strong coherence and transition between paragraphs (e.g. appropriate use of repetition, reference words and connectives)?

Does each paragraph have a clear, specific purpose and focus?

Is there evidence of organization into headings?

Is there a logical and sequenced flow of argument?

PROOF READ AND EDIT YOUR WORK!

Also ask yourself…

Am I using persuasive language and techniques in my writing?

Is my style and tone appropriate?

Is my vocabulary and grammar accurate and fluent?

Remember to follow your checklist!

And now the fun begins!