Persuasive writing HV2 - lesson 1

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Lesson 1

In class today:

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Persuasive writing: what is it?

What will we be working towards?

In week 7 you will be writing a persuasive letter on one of four topics.

For each topic you will get a text.

You will read the text and take 2 arguments from the text to support your point of view.

You will think of one argument of your own.

You will write a persuasive letter of 300 words trying to persuade the reader.

Writing project planner

Week 2: introduction to persuasive writing

Week 3: Writing arguments

Week 4: Writing vocabulary test (Friday 24-01)

Week 5: Formative writing task

Week 6: Writing arguments - repetition

Week 7: Persuasive writing test (Monday 10-01)

00:25

How would you translate the words "persuade" and "convince" into Dutch?

01:08

Name two forms of text for which you can use persuasive writing

01:31

Why do you think persuasive writing is a better way of changing someone's mind than whining or complaining? Answer in English

Come up with a situation in your life in which you could use persuasive writing. Answer in English.

More on persuasive writing

In the next slides, you will learn more about how to write persuasively.

Some of it will be repetition of what you learned in the video earlier. But repetition is important in learning AND in persuasive writing!

Persuasive letter: example

What aspects of persuasive writing that were mentioned earlier this lesson can you recognize in the text on the following slides?

Think of words, sentences, structure, content.

What aspects that were mentioned can you recognize in this text?

Work together (in pairs)

Choose one of the statements and each choose a side (one for, one against).

Think of 2 arguments each.

Discuss, try to persuade your partner to your side.

Statements:

Gardening should be taught in schools.

Wild animals should never be caged.

School should start an hour later and finish an hour later.