We learned that integrating technology in the teaching of writing is very essential in the primary classroom because of its effectiveness in promoting a cooperative and interactive environment that supports the writing process and social perspective of learning. There are numerous software programs that can be bought to assist students in their writing which includes Microsoft word which is useful in creating and revising documents, wikis, blogs which are currently used to do our reflections.
We all came across the word persuasive and we were aware of what it actually meant, which was swaying others to an opinion or to believe something through reasoning or the use or temptation. When our lecture introduced the topic persuasive writing, we were aware that it was like writing a letter to the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines persuading him why novice teachers should be paid. Elements of persuasive writing includes an appeal to emotions which means matters most deeply human beings by using rhetorical devices such as hyperbole. 
As a novice teacher we have a better understanding as to how we can teach our students to write persuasive writing. We can use the OREO format, expose students to form of persuasion which includes written advertisement, clippings from political speech, allow them to develop their own list of persuasive elements, teach them the elements of persuasive writing and provide them with to write a persuasive piece and use the author's chair to publish their work.
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