Generating points to use in a persuasive letter about school uniform
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can generate points to use in a persuasive letter about school uniform.
Key learning points
- Persuasion is the action or process of trying to change someone’s mind or behaviour.
- Persuading someone to agree with you all starts with a persuasive point.
- A persuasive point is an idea or reason to support your opinion.
- Points will usually contain the word ‘because’ which is used to give a reason for an opinion.
Keywords
Generate - to produce or create something
Points - an idea or reason to support your opinion
Common misconception
Pupils may think that points should involve full and long explanations.
Teach pupils that points are only one sentence long and use the word 'because' to give one reason to justify an opinion.
Teacher tip
You may wish to use the 'Introduction to Debate' unit for inspiration and ideas if your class have not studied this unit already. This will support pupils in understanding how to form opinions and points.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Persausion is the action or process of trying to change someone’s mind or behaviour.
Q2.What is the purpose of a persuasive letter?
Q3.Which of these is not a reason for writing a persuasive letter?
Q4.True or false? Persuasive lettters are mostly written in an informal way.
Q5.Which of these would you not expect to see in a formal letter?
Q6.Which two of these linguistic techniques is likely to be used in a persuasive letter?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Generate means to...
Q2.Fill in the missing word in this sentence: Points contain an opinion, are one sentence long and use the word __________ to give one reason for that opinion.
Q3.A persuasive point is an idea or reason to...
Q4.Finish this point: I believe that pizza is the best food because...
Q5.How long should a point be?
Q6.Which of these is an effective reason why school uniform should be made compulsory?
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