Functional Skills Level 2 Reading and Writing: Expressing Opinions on Graffiti

A full lesson contained within a Powerpoint presentation; Learners will identify differing opinons on the topic of Graffitti from a written and video text. They will communicate with others to share their own opinions, and complete a reading comprehension task based on an article, with a variety of accompanying questions including to identify the authors opinion. Learners will be prompted to write their own article using correct layout features and appropriate language, and then develop their piece with an emphasis on punctuation, including the use of exclamation marks and apostrophes.

Some learners may also complete extra tasks to stretch and challenge themselves at a higher level, including applying additional persuasive techniques to their writing.