Persuasive writing HV2 - lesson 6/7

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Lesson 6/7

In class today:

Last lesson you corrected a classmate's formative essay.

How to write an essay, recap.

Correct a piece of writing.

Practise.

Writing project planner

Week 2: introduction to persuasive writing

Week 3: Writing arguments

Week 4: Formative writing task

Week 5: Writing vocabulary test

Week 6: Writing arguments - repetition

Week 7: Persuasive writing test

What are the three parts of a persuasive essay?

What is an opening statement made up of?

Correcting a piece of writing

On the next slide we have a partial story with a lot of common mistakes.

Not corrected.

home work is not important cuzz kids need to explore the world so when they get older they know where they are kids also need to play outside cuzz its healty for them to braete air also when kids are in class they do verry much cuzz most lessons during 45 minutes and in the 45 minutes the need to focus the whole time and than they have verry much subjects on a day so for example somone has 6 lessons a day and only 2 braeks of an half hour al the lesson al to gether th`t are 270 minutes in a day and when they come home there wil expected from them to make home work help their parents witch cleaning or somthing and than they need to eat and then they have home work again and they go to bed at 11 am or pm idk but that is not good 

Van h2c

Corrected on spelling and punctuation.

Homework is not important, because kids need to explore the world. So that when they get older, they know who they are.
Kids also need to play outside because it is healthy for them to breathe fresh air.
Also, when kids are in class, they do a lot because most lessons are 45 minutes. In these 45 minutes, they need to focus the whole time. They have many subjects in a day. For example, someone has 6 lessons a day and only 2 breaks of half an hour: all the lessons together are 270 minutes in a day.
When they come home it will be expected of them to do homework, help their parents with cleaning, or something else. Then they need to eat and then they have homework again before they go to bed at 11 pm, which is not good.

Van h2c

What else can be done to improve this piece of writing?

Not corrected.

In my opinion we dont need homework because we are at school for 8 hours a day from early in the morning until in the middle of the day and i think that if we finish it in the lessons it would be much better for the kids because we dont need more time out of school to do schoolwork because we have a life of our own and if i have homework i cant hang out with friends as much and that stops me from getting the social capabilitys that i need because i whould be in my room all the time and i whouldnt be able to make new friends or something.Also it is very stresfull because if i have a deadline and i need more time it makes me sleep less and do less good in school so its very stresfull for most people and that is worse than doing a little more work in the lessons.

van h2d

Corrected on spelling and punctuation.

In my opinion, we don't need homework, because we are at school for 8 hours a day: from early in the morning until the middle of the day. I think that if we finish it during the lessons, it would be much better for the kids because we don't need more time out of school to do schoolwork. We have a life of our own, and if I have homework, I can't hang out with friends as much. That stops me from getting the social capabilities that I need. I would be in my room all the time, and I wouldn't be able to make new friends or something. Also, it is very stressful because if I have a deadline and I need more time, it makes me sleep less and do less well in school. So, it's very stressful for most people, and that is worse than doing a little more work in the lessons.

van h2d

Again, what else can you think of to improve this piece of writing?

Assignment 2

On the next slides you will see signal words. Click the right part of the persuasive essay that they would be a part of. Opening, arguments or closing. 

Lastly...

1. Opening
2. Arguments
3. Closing

In summary...

1. Opening
2. Arguments
3. Closing

Write down a signal word for an argument (not one that is mentioned before).

Assignment 3

On the next slides you will find a text. You are going to read the text and answer two questions.  What are the signal words in the text? And what are the 3 arguments in the text?

Use propper grammar, capital letters and points when answering these questions.

What are the signal words in this text?

What are the 3 arguments mentioned in the text?
Summarise each argument in 1 sentence.

Task for today

Open the following link: https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/summer-reading-debate/

Read the article and write a persuasive essay about it containing 3 arguments

Open this link: Should Libraries Charge Late Fees?

Read the different opinions and write a persuasive essay about it containing 3 arguments.

Try to convince the reader of your opinion.

Make sure to follow the correct structure.

Write it in a separate word document and print this

before our next class (on Thursday).

Try to use emotive language & signal words.

Aim for 250-300 words.

Task for today/Homework for Thursday

Paragraph 1	Introduction
Paragraph 2	Argument 1
Paragraph 3	Argument 2
Paragraph 4	Argument 3
Paragraph 5	Conclusion

Rubric for persuasive writing

Next lessons

- Finish and bring your persuasive essay about whether or not libraries should charge late fees.

- Print it out before you take it to class, please!

- Receive feedback on your formative persuasive essay.

- Writing Test - Next week Tuesday the 13th / Thursday the 15th?

Enrichment

If you would like to know more about punctuation and commas in particular,  go to the next slides.

Rules for Using Commas

Ah, the comma. Of all the punctuation marks in English, this one is perhaps the most misused. And it’s no wonder. There are lots of rules about comma usage, and often the factors that determine whether you should use one are quite subtle. But fear not! On this site, you’ll find guidance for the trickiest comma questions.

Or, you could watch the video on the next slide.