Christmas Non Fiction Lesson

A fully-resourced lesson with a powerpoint and worksheets included. Suitable for AQA Language Paper 2 practice.

**Main focus: Analysing two non-fiction articles on waste and over-indulgence during the festive period. **

Article 1- Plastic found in Christmas jumpers and the impact of ‘fast fashion’ on the environment.

Article 2- How much money Millenials spend on their pets.

Lesson Outline:

• Starter task- students write one sentence arguing whether pets should be bought presents (challenge- use a persuasive feature).

• Students read the articles and complete the True/False statements based on what they have read.

• Compare the articles and explore the attitudes/viewpoints of the writers.

• Q5 practice- A teacher was overheard saying:.‘There is far too much waste at Christmas. Young people should stop buying things they don’t need.’ Write a persuasive speech for your school assembly arguing your point of view regarding this statement.