Persuasive writing HV2 - lesson 7

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Lesson 7

In class today:

Last lesson you had ChatGPT correct your 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

ChatGPT

What did you think of the improvements and recommendations ChatGPT made on your letter to the principal?

Recap persuasive writing

The last few weeks we have learned a lot about emotive language, paragraph writing, linking words and phrases, arguments and opinions. 

All elements above are needed in persuasive writing.

Now what do you remember about persuasive writing?

What are the three parts of a persuasive essay?

What is an opening statement made up of?

A writer's point of view or position on a certain topic.

What is a paragraph?

What is a paragraph?

A paragraph is a group of sentences that talks about a single topic or idea. It helps a writer organize his/her thoughts when writing and helps a reader follow through on a given topic.

An effective paragraph...

• has a topic sentence that tells the main idea of the paragraph;
• has supporting sentences that give further details and specific examples about the topic sentence;
• is logical or has a coherent thought, and
• has a concluding sentence that wraps up all the ideas discussed.

Television is educational

Persuasive reading comprehension: read & answer the questions, please.

Check answers: Television is educational

Assignment 1

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 2

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.

Time left: Correcting a piece of writing

You will be handed a piece of writing with a lot of mistakes in it. The mistakes will be on two levels: spelling and punctuation. Try to find all of them.

Rubric for persuasive writing

Next lesson

Thursday the 13th of February:

Writing Test!

What can you do to prepare for the writing test?

Study the following documents:

- Structure of a formal letter

- Peel/Teel paragraph structure documents

- “Common mistakes” document

- Vocabulary list writing

- PowerPoint about linking words

- LessonUps persuasive writing

 Lots of luck with the preparations!

Lose ends

Paragraph writing document

I will hand out your paragraph writing document & will e-mail you the answers, as the answers are colour coded. You may then check your own answers.