Persuasive Review

YEAR LEVEL DESCRIPTION- Students create a range of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts including imaginative retellings, reports, performances, poetry and expositions.

Learning Intentions

• Use the Seven Steps for Writing Success to write a persuasive.

• Use the correct text structure to write a persuasive.

• Write a persuasive using high modality words.

• Punctuate correctly.

Learning Intentions

• Define the parts of the writing graph

• Brainstorm arguments for and against

What is persuasive writing?

What are the different parts of the Writing Graph and what is their purpose?

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Let's BRAINSTORM ideas: for and against.

Learning Intentions

• Recall high modality words

• Recall persuasive sentence starters

• Successfully plot a writing graph

Modal verbs are words which show possibility, intent, ability, or necessity.

In persuasive writing you are trying to convince the readers to do, or believe something. So you need to include words which mean certain, definitely or necessary. They are strong words which are more convincing than others.

Decide whether you are for or against the topic. Write your 3 chosen arguments into the writing graph.

Learning Intentions

• Create an engaging Sizzling Start.

What is a Sizzling Start?

Turn and Talk

A punchy and exciting opening within a text that grabs the readers attention.

What strategies can we use?

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Have a go at writing your Sizzling Start.

Share your excellent word choices with the class.

Complete the rest of your persuasive piece.

Try to have at least two sentences per paragraph.

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