This lesson, which includes both print and digital versions, is a no-prep activity for analyzing persuasive letters.

In the lesson, students analyze how writers adapt their letters to their target audience and how they use persuasive appeals (ethos, pathos and logos) and techniques (anecdote, alliteration, rhetorical questions, imperatives, personal pronouns, exaggeration, facts, opinions, repetition, emotive language, statistics, triplets).

The lesson includes:

• an original persuasive letter
• a set of worksheets for analyzing appealing to target audience, use of persuasive appeals and use of persuasive techniques (print and digital versions)
• teacher instructions
• detailed answer keys (print and digital versions)