Persuasive / Discursive Writing
This is a link to a useful powerpoint on persuasive/discursive writing. It details how to develop ideas for a topic, then it gives you lots of help with writing techniques. http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwiD366ct7_UAhVLBMAKHSETDg4QFggoMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdallison1983.edublogs.org%2Ffiles%2F2014%2F09%2FNational-5-persuasive-essay-2lxnmpp.ppt&usg=AFQjCNEoqy-vooHY5R-4T9UM00ZqPHQe-w&sig2=NTkNCs_na6dvY0AGH6gw1A If you do your own internet search, there are lots more materials available.