Year 5/6 Persuasive writing/debate A.I. unit

This Year 5/6 unit is based on the question of A.I. rights. It is designed to get the children to take part in a structured child-led debate; as well as writing a persuasive writing piece. The unit starts with a series of debates (P4C, speech-related and Socratic) and builds towards the writing of persuasive text. The unit uses video, sources of evidence, discussion and argument to give the children a clearer understanding of how to build persuasive language. The children will use rhetorical questions, modal verbs and fronted adverbials to create a persuasive argument for or against A.I. rights. The students loved this unit and were highly engaged by the subject matter.