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Students research, plan, draft and write a discussion on a topic of their choice. They produce a hand-written draft, and then a final draft is published using a computer.
Students have explored how language is a powerful tool for expressing a point of view. They have deconstructed and analysed the language features of a variety of persuasive texts. Students have participated in a number of discussions on a range of topics to practise expressing a point of view with justification. They were asked to apply their understanding of persuasive techniques to compose a text on a topic that they felt strongly about.
EN3-2A composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
EN3-5B discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts
EN3-7C thinks imaginatively, creatively, interpretively and critically about information and ideas and identifies connections between texts when responding to and composing texts
EN3-6B uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
EN3-8D identifies and considers how different viewpoints of their world, including aspects of culture, are represented in texts
(These criteria would normally be communicated to students with the activity.)
Students will be assessed on their ability to: