Thursday, 3rd June 2021 – Literacy

Concept: Applying Reading Strategies: Being Persuasive

I am learning to support my ideas with evidence that will persuade someone to agree with me.

I know I can do it when I write something with:

• A clear introduction that states my topic/main idea
• Reasons to support my idea, with examples and details
• A final statement to sum up my idea

Try this

Use these persuasive language sentence starters above to compose a persuasive argument sentence for the topics below. Say your argument out loud or write it down in your workbook.

• Weekends should be three days long
• Football is the best sport
• Mathletics is the hardest subject
• Cats make the best pets
• Movies are better than books

Independent Activity

1. Open your green lined book.
2. Rule a line under any previous work to rule off.
3. Write today’s date
4. Write the heading “Writing to Persuade”

Now, you’re ready to begin your task 😊

Your Writing Topic: Which Season is the Best?

Persuasive Plan

Step 1: use this template to plan your ideas

Step 2: In your green lined book, use your planner to write out your persuasive argument. Use the reading text from yesterday to help guide you.

Include:

• An introduction
• 3 ideas to support your main idea – add detail to each idea.
• A conclusion: a final statement to sum up which season is the best.

Word Help: use this word chart to help you choose high quality persuasive words

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