1. Share something you have read recently and found persuasive. It might have been an opinion piece in a newspaper or magazine, a post on social media a brochure, or a billboard. 2. Explain what makes the writing persuasive. How did the writer convince you? Provide evidence from the writing to support your explanation. 3. Think of a piece of writing you have seen in a work context that you found persuasive. It might have been an email, a memo describing a new policy, or a recommendation for a change in procedures. Share that example. 4. Explain what makes the work context writing piece persuasive. Again, how did the writer convince you? Provide evidence from the writing to support your explanation. 5. Working from these two examples generalize about what makes writing persuasive. Are there elements that all persuasive writing has in common