Persuasive Writing

Year 7 lesson, following UK English Curriculum
This is for lower ability class and/ or SEN. 2-3 hour lesson of materials.

5 page workbook (depending on ability of class at least 3 pages do not need to be printed). You can easily reduce pages if you adjust to smaller size font as it is set to size 14 and wider font for students dyslexia/ SEN friendly workbook. PowerPoint is also SEN friendly.

Starter: Multiple choice recall with a challenge
Quick AFL to assess whole class knowledge/ ability to see what needs to be addressed
Images

Definition
Dictionary
Lots of images

Engaging, funny, memorable video. Play about 1 minute.
Mind map: pros and cons
Colour coded or symbol coded
Definitions included
Questioning AFL

Identifying techniques used in writing
Word bank included
I do, we do, you model
Annotating writing
Possible challenge (depending on ability of students)
Questioning AFL
Comprehension question
Quick AFL to assess whole class knowledge/ ability to see what needs to be addressed
Images

IHADAFOREST techniques
Includes definitions and examples
A space next to each with student’s own sentence based on your writing
Easily adjustable to higher levels by changing the number of techniques the students do.
Table format

Persuasive writing template
Colour coded
Challenge included
Good example writing which can guide them (opposites)
1 page of materials for scaffolding (in the workbook)
24 word bank table format to help with spelling, adjectives, words associated, and connectives.
10 sentence starters bullet pointed
Success Criterion included (5 marks) in a clipboard image

After the draft, you may want to add in new/ other techniques to expand on their drafts, before writing a final version in their books, project, display, role play, etc.