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Developing Persuasive Writing Skills PowerPoint (Year 3 and Year 4)

  • Updated

    Updated:  04 Oct 2023

Teach your students about the structure and language features of persuasive texts with these interactive teaching slides.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides, PowerPoint

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 4

Curriculum

  • VC2E3LA03

    Describe how different types of texts across the curriculum have different language features and structures depending on purposes <ul> <li>identifying the stages of a basic argument such as introduction, argument 1, argument 2 and conclusion</li> <li>describing the typical text structure and language features of factual recounts, autobiographies, information reports, narratives, personal responses to literary texts (with reasons), sequential explanations, verse poetry and simple arguments, and describing their purposes</li> </ul>

  • VC2E3LA11

    Extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts <ul> <li>identifying and using technical words to describe length, for example metric units of length such as ‘millimetre’ and ‘centimetre’</li> <li>identifying and using words to describe features of narratives, for example ‘character’, ‘plot’ and ‘setting’</li> <li>identifying words that have different meanings in different contexts, for example ‘warm temperature’ and ‘warm character’</li> <li>extending vocabulary by adding prefixes and suffixes to base words, for example ‘different’, ‘differently’ and ‘difference’</li> </ul>

  • VC2E3LY09

    Identify the purpose and audience of different types of texts through the use of language features and/or images in the texts <ul> <li>identifying words, phrases and images intended to persuade listeners, viewers or readers</li> <li>identifying features of advertisements that target children</li> <li>identifying the purpose of a narrative text; for example, identifying the purpose of a fable</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LA03

    Describe how different types of texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes <ul> <li>identifying the typical stages and language features of texts such as narratives, factual recounts, imaginative recounts, biographies, information reports, explanations, book talks, poetry and arguments for a particular purpose</li> <li>understanding how and why text structure is important in texts such as sequential and causal explanations, and comparative and part-whole information reports</li> <li>recognising that poems have different purposes that influence the organisation of the text into characteristic stages, for example poems that tell stories, poems that describe and poems that reflect on aspects of life</li> <li>recognising the difference between a text’s form (such as a poster, email or list) and its organisation into stages, depending on its social purpose</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LA04

    Understand how text connectives, including temporal and conditional words, and topic word associations, are used to sequence and connect ideas <ul> <li>recognising how authors construct texts that are cohesive and coherent using pronouns that link to something previously mentioned and determiners (for example, ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’) to identify things</li> <li>recognising how authors use text connectives to create links between sentences, for example ‘however’, ‘therefore’, ‘nevertheless’ and ‘in addition’</li> <li>recognising how text connectives link sections of a text, providing sequences through time, for example ‘firstly’, ‘then’, ‘next’ and ‘finally’</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LY08

    Identify the characteristic features used in different types of texts to meet the purpose and audience of the text <ul> <li>identifying how authors use language to create imaginary worlds</li> <li>identifying how authors use techniques, such as headings, italics and bold text, to support readers or viewers to navigate specific texts</li> <li>identifying visual features such as images and layout used in informative texts to complement, add to or shape understanding of a topic</li> </ul>

  • Developing Persuasive Writing Skills PowerPoint (Year 3 and Year 4) teaching resource
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Developing Persuasive Writing Skills PowerPoint (Year 3 and Year 4)

  • Updated

    Updated:  04 Oct 2023

Teach your students about the structure and language features of persuasive texts with these interactive teaching slides.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides, PowerPoint

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  3 - 4

Teach your students about the structure and language features of persuasive texts with these interactive teaching slides.

How to Write a Persuasive Text – Teaching Slides

If you’re planning on starting your persuasive writing unit soon, you’ve hit the jackpot. Skip finding all those articles and hunting for persuasive writing examples to look at with your students. We’ve dropped them all into one comprehensive teaching PowerPoint that is perfect for filling in your persuasive writing lesson plans. This comprehensive PowerPoint is packed with engaging and interactive content that will help your students understand the key features and structure of persuasive texts, as well as the use of persuasive language and modal verbs.

With this resource, your students can analyse real-world examples of persuasive writing, giving them a deeper understanding of the topic. The PowerPoint includes clear and easy-to-understand explanations, interactive activities, and analysis activities to reinforce key concepts.

Persuasive Texts Don’t Have to Be Hard!

This PowerPoint has been designed to teach your students about the text structure and language features of persuasive writing.

Activities include

  • Analyzing opinion texts and identifying structural components (introduction, stating a claim)
  • Identification of supporting reasons and accompanying supporting details
  • Use of persuasive languages such as modal verbs, strong verbs and adjectives, and transition words

Click Download and Start Teaching Opinion Writing for Kids

All it takes is a single click to download and start teaching. This resource is housed within Google Slides and includes an external link to an interactive Google Jamboard sorting activity.

Curriculum

  • VC2E3LA03

    Describe how different types of texts across the curriculum have different language features and structures depending on purposes <ul> <li>identifying the stages of a basic argument such as introduction, argument 1, argument 2 and conclusion</li> <li>describing the typical text structure and language features of factual recounts, autobiographies, information reports, narratives, personal responses to literary texts (with reasons), sequential explanations, verse poetry and simple arguments, and describing their purposes</li> </ul>

  • VC2E3LA11

    Extend topic-specific and technical vocabulary and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts <ul> <li>identifying and using technical words to describe length, for example metric units of length such as ‘millimetre’ and ‘centimetre’</li> <li>identifying and using words to describe features of narratives, for example ‘character’, ‘plot’ and ‘setting’</li> <li>identifying words that have different meanings in different contexts, for example ‘warm temperature’ and ‘warm character’</li> <li>extending vocabulary by adding prefixes and suffixes to base words, for example ‘different’, ‘differently’ and ‘difference’</li> </ul>

  • VC2E3LY09

    Identify the purpose and audience of different types of texts through the use of language features and/or images in the texts <ul> <li>identifying words, phrases and images intended to persuade listeners, viewers or readers</li> <li>identifying features of advertisements that target children</li> <li>identifying the purpose of a narrative text; for example, identifying the purpose of a fable</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LA03

    Describe how different types of texts across the curriculum have different language features and are typically organised into characteristic stages depending on purposes <ul> <li>identifying the typical stages and language features of texts such as narratives, factual recounts, imaginative recounts, biographies, information reports, explanations, book talks, poetry and arguments for a particular purpose</li> <li>understanding how and why text structure is important in texts such as sequential and causal explanations, and comparative and part-whole information reports</li> <li>recognising that poems have different purposes that influence the organisation of the text into characteristic stages, for example poems that tell stories, poems that describe and poems that reflect on aspects of life</li> <li>recognising the difference between a text’s form (such as a poster, email or list) and its organisation into stages, depending on its social purpose</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LA04

    Understand how text connectives, including temporal and conditional words, and topic word associations, are used to sequence and connect ideas <ul> <li>recognising how authors construct texts that are cohesive and coherent using pronouns that link to something previously mentioned and determiners (for example, ‘this’, ‘that’, ‘these’ and ‘those’) to identify things</li> <li>recognising how authors use text connectives to create links between sentences, for example ‘however’, ‘therefore’, ‘nevertheless’ and ‘in addition’</li> <li>recognising how text connectives link sections of a text, providing sequences through time, for example ‘firstly’, ‘then’, ‘next’ and ‘finally’</li> </ul>

  • VC2E4LY08

    Identify the characteristic features used in different types of texts to meet the purpose and audience of the text <ul> <li>identifying how authors use language to create imaginary worlds</li> <li>identifying how authors use techniques, such as headings, italics and bold text, to support readers or viewers to navigate specific texts</li> <li>identifying visual features such as images and layout used in informative texts to complement, add to or shape understanding of a topic</li> </ul>

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