Persuasive writing HV2 (JB) - Lesson 1

Lesson 1 - Persuasive Writing
In class today:

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Persuasive writing: What is it?

Writing vocabulary


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This lesson contains 32 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Lesson 1 - Persuasive Writing
In class today:

Planner

Persuasive writing: What is it?

Writing vocabulary


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What will we be working towards?
In week 7 (Tuesday,  Feb. 13th), 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.

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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

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Writing practice
Persuasive writing

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Lesson goals
At the end of this lesson:
  1. You will know what persuasive writing is
  2. You will know how you will be tested this period
  3. You will know how to come up with an opening statement
  4. You will know how to come up with arguments to support OR counter an opening statement

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Slide 6 - Video

00:25
How would you translate the words 'persuade' and 'convince' into Dutch?

Slide 7 - Open question

01:08
Name two forms of text for which
you can use persuasive writing

Slide 8 - Open question

01:31
Why do you think persuasive writing is a better way of changing someone's mind than whining or complaining? Answer in English please.

Slide 9 - Open question

Write down a situation in your life in which you could use persuasive writing (answer in English).

Slide 10 - Open question

More on persuasive writing

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

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

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Why are you learning
to write persuasively???


You need to develop critical thinking skills to build
your self-confidence and be able to convince
all kinds of people of your opinions and arguments

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

Think of words, sentences, structure, content.

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What aspects of persuasive writing that were mentioned earlier in this lesson did you recognize in this text?
Think of words, sentences, structure, content.

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How will you be tested on your persuasive writing skills?

  1. Vocabulary test (words used for persuasive writing) - counts 1x   Thursday Feb. 1st

  2. Persuasive writing test - counts 2x                                                                Tuesday, February 13th

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Now let's do some work!

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A persuasive text usually opens with an opening statement. This is a sentence that the writer agrees with and the writer wants to convince the reader of as well.
Examples of opening statements:
1) "Smartphones should be banned from schools."
2) "School days should start no earlier than 09:30."
3) "Borders between countries should no longer exist."
Write down an opening statement that you could use to write a persuasive text (no nonsense please).

Slide 24 - Open question

Arguments
Choose an opening statement from the previous slide (yours or someone else's) and think of two arguments to support OR counter the opening statement.  Write them down on the next slide (in English!).

Example: Opening statement: "School days should start no earlier than 09:30."

  • Argument 1: It is a well-known fact that adolescents need more sleep than other people. Starting school early can be detrimental to their learning capacity.
  • Argument 2: Giving teens more time in the morning will allow them to eat a healthier breakfast which will help improve their focus at school.
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5:00

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Write your two arguments or counterarguments here

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Now let's check what
you've learned!

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I know what persuasive writing is
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Slide 28 - Poll

I know how I will be tested on my persuasive writing skills
Yes, I do!
I think so but could use a reminder
I'm not quite sure and could use a reminder
I have no clue!

Slide 29 - Poll

I know how to come up with
an opening statement
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Slide 30 - Poll

I know how to come up with arguments to support OR counter an opening statement
😒🙁😐🙂😃

Slide 31 - Poll

That's it for now!

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