English, media and film studies teacher, AQA examiner and journal editor Discursive writing is a type of writing that explores a topic from various perspectives. It allows the writer to discuss ...

There are two basic types of discursive essay. Firstly there are persuasive essays in which you can argue strongly either in favour of or against a given discussion. Alternatively, there are ...

There will be a number of arguments in a piece of discursive writing. Using linking words effectively can help you achieve this. These words are usually used at the beginning of a new paragraph, but ...