PERSUADE US!
PICK YOUR JOURNEY!
- Pupils should be allowed to bring their pets to school
- We should start the school day every day with exercise
- Pupils shouldn't have to wear school uniforms
- Playtimes at school should be longer
- Homework should be banned
- OR PICK YOUR OWN
Things to consider when writing persuasively:
Who are you trying to persuade?
What appeals to them?
What evidence can you use to support your argument?
Who are you trying to persuade?
What appeals to them?
What evidence can you use to support your argument?
Sentence openers
In my opinion…
Some people believe that…
I agree that…
I feel that…
On the other hand…
Others must agree that…
In my opinion…
Some people believe that…
I agree that…
I feel that…
On the other hand…
Others must agree that…
WALT: To write an information report on the ‘Tiny Dragon’
WILF: (What I am looking for)
WILF: (What I am looking for)
- Brief definition/ introduction of the topic
- Subtitles
- Appearance
- Habitat
- Diet
- Behaviours
- Conservation
- Conclusion
- Drawing
- Clear, concise and formative language, T2 words, punctuation.
- Paragraphs.
- Neatly written in your books.
WOW Writing Wednesday
Task: To write a narrative, inspired by the image above. You must use the two (2) vocabulary focus words (tier 2 words). You need to hint of a foreshadowing event.
2 Vocab words you need to use: If you need help google the definition
2 Vocab words you need to use: If you need help google the definition
- precipice
- gazed
Tuesday Activity
Winter is Coming
Task: To write a narrative, inspired by the image above. You must use the three (3) vocabulary focus words (tier 2 words). You will have 1 hour to complete your task.
Sample T2 vocab focus words sentences:
Teeth flashing, scowling at the statue, his low growl disappear through the valley.
Icy wind swirled and enchanted around me, carrying eerie muttering voices. We were not alone.
Strenuously trudging through the thick snow, icy frost beating down on us in the wind. My eyes narrowed and my feet pushed on.
Sample T2 vocab focus words sentences:
Teeth flashing, scowling at the statue, his low growl disappear through the valley.
Icy wind swirled and enchanted around me, carrying eerie muttering voices. We were not alone.
Strenuously trudging through the thick snow, icy frost beating down on us in the wind. My eyes narrowed and my feet pushed on.
The Watchers were gathering. They knew he had taken it...
Vocabulary Focus:
- creep/crept/creeping
- cluster/clustered
- banish/banished
Story Focus: Foreshadow into the future.
- a character looking in from the shadows, but not noticed by the others, but they were the one who .....
- a character hiding the truth from the others, but we don't know why
- hint about something that is about to happen, but the characters are unaware
- creep/crept/creeping
- cluster/clustered
- banish/banished
Story Focus: Foreshadow into the future.
- a character looking in from the shadows, but not noticed by the others, but they were the one who .....
- a character hiding the truth from the others, but we don't know why
- hint about something that is about to happen, but the characters are unaware
Wow Writing - Gravity
Key Vocabulary: perplexed, floating, panic