Oral Language


A Walking debate Pin three signs to the classroom wall (Agree, Disagree and Not Sure). Teacher calls out the motion for a debate and all students must move to the sign that matches their opinion.


Sample Motions:


ƒ Having a sense of fashion is important. ƒ Sweets should be banned. ƒ Girls should play soccer.


Look back at the sentence starters in the previous unit.


Writing Genre – Persuasive Writing The language of persuasive writing should include: ƒ nouns – person, place, animal, thing ƒ timeless present tense – I study, you wait, he sleeps ƒ cause and effect – one event that triggers another event ƒ formal style – Dear… Yours sincerely ƒ exciting adjectives – delicious, horrible ƒ questions and commands – use the two together, e.g. Do you think this is right? ƒ interesting facts – to grab the reader’s attention


A Review, edit and rewrite your persuasive brochure about your county. Include some of the language of persuasive writing listed above. Ask your partner to proofread your piece for grammar and punctuation.


Check your work using the persuasive self-assessment checklist.


B Art activity


Design a poster advertising a new debating team in your school.


our ƒ There should be a visitor ban in hospitals.


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Unit 17 | Persuasive Writing 2


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