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Writing to Inform task with new AQA Grade 8-3 criteria sheets for marking and feedback

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This handy resource will enable you to set this Writing to Inform task for HW or as a timed writing task in class. It does require some preparation from the student and should be used as a Formative Assessment task after the genre has been taught. Suitable for KS4 or for an advanced KS3 group

Writing to Inform & Explain : A Self Assessment Checklist

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Writing to Inform & Explain : A Self Assessment Checklist

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This useful Writing to Inform & Explain A Self Assessment Checklist will help your students be independent writers and encourage them to develop their self editing skills. Suitable for KS3 and KS4.

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Writing to Inform - Introductory Lesson

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This ppt is 1 1/2 to 2 lessons. 2 full lesson if you’re teaching a lower set because it includes a writing in practice task. It introduces the genre ‘writing to inform’ by engaging students in tasks that see them deconstruct and evaluate language, presentational layout and presentational features. This lesson leaves plenty of room to build upon this genre and is purely meant as an introduction only. The lesson includes group work, paired work and individual tasks. Also included is a: starter plenary HW task Model PEE

Evaluate Your Writing to Inform Task (generic)

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Evaluate Your Writing to Inform Task (generic)

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This evaluation is designed to be used during the creation process or after the task is completed. It can be used with any writing to inform task and can be adapted. Suitable for KS3 or KS4.

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Writing to Inform - 2 x HW Tasks

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This worksheet includes 2 HW tasks. One is a reseacrh task and one in an editing SPaG task that requires students to also add more informative detail. Good for either KS3 and KS4.

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Lesson starter - persuade cartoon

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A comical starter that can be deconstructed. Suitable for KS3 (upper set) and KS4

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10 Commandments of persuasive writing

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A fun quiz covering persuasive devices

Create Emotive Sentences (persuasive writing) - worksheet

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Create Emotive Sentences (persuasive writing) - worksheet

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Suitable for KS3 or KS4.

Writing to Persuade - Creating a Structure by adding key persuasive devices

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Writing to Persuade - Creating a Structure by adding key persuasive devices

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This is 1-2 lessons (depending on the pace and the depth of learning required at each step) for KS3 or a low KS4 class. The lesson includes: a starter a plenary several models for comparison HW task

Persuasive Language in Adverts - HW Task

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Persuasive Language in Adverts - HW Task

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This sheet is useful for making the teaching of persuasive language more realistic for students. Suitable for KS3 but it is also useful for bottom set KS4 groups

Room 101 - Writing to Persuade - Speaking and Listening Task

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Room 101 - Writing to Persuade - Speaking and Listening Task

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This lesson uses Youtube clips as models of persuasive speaking conneted to Room 101. It is suitable for KS3 and KS4. It includes: a starter a plenary 2 x models (Room 101) Peer Assessment sheet Criteria sheet HW task

Introducing Persuasive Writing - the structure

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Introducing Persuasive Writing - the structure

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This lesson contains: a starter a plenary a model criteria HW task an essay structure presented in stages

Writing to Inform and Persuade (blended genre) - Take me on Holiday! _2 lessons

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Writing to Inform and Persuade (blended genre) - Take me on Holiday! _2 lessons

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This is 2 lessons - one for learning and preparation and one for writing practice using the genre. The lesson is for KS3 or KS4. It’s differentiated and features annotated deconstructions of the genre and persuasive techniques. The lesson includes: a starter (bingo) a plenary 2 models from travel agents writing criteria a HW task

Writing to Persuade Student Checklist (self-assessment)

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Writing to Persuade Student Checklist (self-assessment)

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Use this as an introductory activity with your classes to your help students ascertain what they can and can’t do in relation to persuasive writing before the unit begins. It will help teacher to gauge what needs to be taught etc too. Suitable for KS3 and KS4

Persuasive Techniques Cart Sort (plenary/starter/competitive group game like SNAP)

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Persuasive Techniques Cart Sort (plenary/starter/competitive group game like SNAP)

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This resource can be used in many ways: plenary, starter, or as a competitive group game. You could also hide the clues around the room. It’s a fun way to learn a lot a techniques in one lesson.

AQA (new 2015 Spec) Task Bank for Writing to Argue, Persuade and Advise (with 2 extension tasks)

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AQA (new 2015 Spec) Task Bank for Writing to Argue, Persuade and Advise (with 2 extension tasks)

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These are 8 topics (a mixture of argue, persuade and advise tasks) with slightly differentiated planning proformas for each question so students can work independently. Suitable for KS4 classes or accelerated KS3 classes.

Persuasive Writing Self-Assessment Activity - includes FAR marking strategies

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Persuasive Writing Self-Assessment Activity - includes FAR marking strategies

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Suitable for KS3 and KS4. This resource is suitable as a criteria sheet that students can use to achieve their persuasive writing targets. They can keep re-visiting the sheet for HW tasks too throughout the year (if it’s glued into their exercise books). The key strategy governing the activity is that students are taking charge of their own progress and learning to be independent learners as the criteria sheet is an important tool in their learning toolbox. The activity also deploys FAR marking techniques.

New GCSE (Grade 4-9) Persuasive technique bank for students (Useful for independent work/HW tasks)

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New GCSE (Grade 4-9) Persuasive technique bank for students (Useful for independent work/HW tasks)

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The Worksheet contains 2 banks of persuasive skills. Set 1: Basic Techniques for persuading your audience for hitting Grade 4-6 (new GCSE) and Set 2 includes more advanced Techniques for persuading your audience for hitting Grade 4-9 (new GCSE). Useful for independent work/HW tasks for KS3 and KS4.

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Persuasive Writing Bundle

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This bundle includes 15 lessons based on the genre, “Persuasive Writing”. This pack includes whole lessons that have everything you need to teach the topic and genre. Every lesson has a starter, a plenary, teaching models, group work, criteria for students to use to develop independence and individual writing activities and HW tasks. I have also included a handy FAR inspired assessment sheet that can be used to mark the students’ work using specific criteria that they can learn and use to make very clear progress easily, and there is also a self-assessment activity that draws on FAR marking strategies too. It’s suitable for KS3 and KS4. However, some ppts are more suited to KS4 classes and gifted (or accelerated) KS3 classes. You’ll have to make that decision based on your class’ abilities and skills.

Lesson 5_ Persuasive Writing - What makes persuasive writing emotional and impactful? (1-2 lessons)

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Lesson 5_ Persuasive Writing - What makes persuasive writing emotional and impactful? (1-2 lessons)

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PLEASE NOTE: this lesson can be bought and used in isolation or as part of a bundle for sale on my TES Author’s Page. This is for KS4 (but it could be used to stretch a very able KS3 class). The ppt contains: a HW task a starter (group task) 2 x models of successfully emotive persuasive writing for group work Peer assessment proforma