English Unit: Persuasive Texts
This unit plan is a great way to support students plan, draft and compose persuasive texts. The unit contains a detailed presentation, an abundance of classroom display posters, student reference cards, accompanying worksheets, scaffolds and templates and activities. At the completion of the unit, there is an assessment template for teachers to utilise to assess student learning. The unit also contains persuasive writing prompts that can be used for this assessment purpose also.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to understand the structures and language features of text types, such as simple narratives, procedures, persuasive texts and information reports.
- We are learning to understand the structures and language features of text types, such as simple narratives, procedures, persuasive texts and information reports.
- We are learning to identify characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts.
- We are learning to plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts with correct text structure, language features and grammatical features and incorporating research from a range of sources.
- We are learning to plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts with correct text structure, language features and grammatical features, and incorporate research from a range of sources.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E4LY06
9
Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
AC9E4LY03
9
Identify the characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
AC9E4LA03
9
Identify how texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes
ACELY1694
8.4
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features
ACELY1690
8.4
Identify characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
ACELA1490
8.4
Understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience
EN2-8B
old
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
EN2-2A
old
Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
EN2-3A
old
Uses effective handwriting and publishes texts using digital technologies
EN2-UARL-01
new
Identifies and describes how ideas are represented in literature and strategically uses similar representations when creating texts
EN2-HANDW-02
new
Uses digital technologies to create texts
EN2-SPELL-01
new
Selects, applies and describes appropriate phonological, orthographic and morphological generalisations and strategies when spelling in a range of contexts
EN2-CWT-03
new
Plans, creates and revises written texts for persuasive purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-CWT-02
new
Plans, creates and revises written texts for informative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-CWT-01
new
Plans, creates and revises written texts for imaginative purposes, using text features, sentence-level grammar, punctuation and word-level language for a target audience
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN2-VOCAB-01
new
Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words
EN2-OLC-01
new
Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting
VCELY302
Use a range of software including word processing programs to construct, edit and publish written text, and select, edit and place visual, print and audio elements
VCELY300
Reread and edit for meaning by adding, deleting or moving words or word groups to improve content and structure
VCELY299
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features
VCELA277
Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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