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Writing to a Persuasive Prompt

Many schools today use writing tests or prompts to measure the progress you’re making. You’ll find persuasive, explanatory, and narrative prompts. The first step is to analyze the writing prompt.

Prewriting Analyzing the Prompt

A prompt is a set of directions that tell you what to write. It’s very important that you read the directions carefully and consider the purpose of the writing, your audience, the subject you will write about, and the type of writing you need to do. To do this, you can use the PAST questions: