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Learning Intention: To understand persuasive writing Success Criteria: I can define persuasive writing I can identify persuasive tools I can plan for my own persuasive writing I can create a persuasive piece 1. Listen to the Story, ‘I Wanna Iguana.’ 2. Think about a pet that you would like to have, the more strange the better. It could be one of the animals from Africa! 3. Write a letter to your parents persuading them to let you have the animal you have chosen. Make sure you include some persuasive tools in your writing: Facts Rhetorical questions Exaggeration Emotions Personal pronouns