Writing to Argue. Task: Write an article for a magazine arguing for or against festivals.

This is a resource that has worked really well with both KS3 and 4 in teaching them how to construct a balanced argument whilst also recapping persuasive devices and thinking about sentence structure to improve writing. Rather than giving them the usual boring topic of 'should school uniform be banned' etc, I looked at the idea of music festivals with them. I found that this was something they could really become enthused about, especially with the aid of the YouTube clips. The powerpoint uploaded will take a series of lessons to work through accompanied by the resources. There is also a peer assessment activity at the end.