Functional Skills writing to persuade, powerpoint, example, writing frame scaffold dyslexia friendly

Functional Skills level 2 presentation about how to read and analyse persuasive writing including full example to go through as a class. 4 Devices to spot and use. Writing scaffold to plan own piece of writing and lesson plan.

Dyslexia friendly formatting.

• Presentation - Introduction to genre, example f four main linguistic features to look for and use. Example argument over a number of slides illustrating linguistic devices. Great to print out and have students highlight/annotate example of the linguistic features then share at the end - answers on the final slide.

• Writing frame - structured plan, easy to fill in and use to structure an extended piece of writing. Can be used multiple times according to abilities of learners; initially in partners or groups and then used independently. Could also be printed onto A3 and used as a whole class plan. Clear and easy to follow. Easily used for level 1 too.

• Lesson plan - criteria objectives according to Pearson curriculum (but these may have changed over the years) outline of the session and ideas on how to use the resource.