Writingskills l1

Pre-Starter

s e ea p ur d s

Unscramble the letters to reveal the type of writing we will be revising in today’s lesson.How many other words can you find?

Unit Two: Writing paper preparation

L.O: To analyse the features of persuasive articles.

To employ these features in an exam style response.

Success Criteria:3. You MUST work collaboratively to complete a mind-map planning a response to a past exam question; understand the requirements of the grade descriptors for your target grade; produce a short article a responding to a past exam question.2. You SHOULD use the grade descriptors for your target grade to produce a short article that will achieve your target grade.1. You COULD use the grade descriptors for your target grade to produce a short article that will exceed your target grade.

Starter

Look at the images of Britain on the next few slides. Jot down any word that you think could be useful in writing about these places.

Sample exam question

Many people think that we should take holidays in Britain rather than travel abroad.

Write a persuasive article convincing people that they should choose to take their holidays in Britain. [20]

P.A.L.L

PURPOSE – What is the purpose of the task?What is it asking you to do?

AUDIENCE Who is it for?

LANGUAGE What language will be used?

LAYOUT How is it set out on the page? What features should you include?

Example of a persuasive travel article

Old-fashioned fun: 10 traditional UK seaside breaksNot all British seaside resorts have to go the way of Brighton and Whitstable … here are 10 of the most gloriously traditional, with all the fun of the fairEastbourne, East SussexIn the sunniest place in Britain – allegedly – a four-mile stretch of dazzling white shingle curves around Pevensey Bay. There are palm trees, tea dances in the Winter Gardens ballroom (every other Tuesday), rows of grand Victorian terraces planned by the Duke of Devonshire in the 1850s; a lovely bit of floral carpet bedding on a cheery promenade. Eastbourne is nowhere near as fast as neighbouring Brighton (think coach tours and pensioners in cardigans), but its Grade II-listed pier is one of Britain's finest – all rotundas and delicate wrought iron, strings of low-tech light bulbs and a curious little camera obscura that opens to the public in summer. On the prom, the 1,600-seater Bandstand serves up brass, tribute and big bands and musical firework displays beneath a 1930s dome clad in aquamarine terracotta.

Step One – Structuring your answer

In pairs.

The task is asking you to produce an article to persuade.

What are the conventions of this writing type?

Are there any language features that are always used?

What tone does the writing have?

We should take holidays in Britain rather than travel

abroadPERSUASIVE ARTICLE

Step Two – Content

In a different colour write around the edge of your mind-map the content you will include in your article.

Ensure you are planning for ways to address all of the structural features.

E.g. Where will you include a rhetorical question.

We should take holidays in Britain rather than travel

abroadPERSUASIVE ARTICLE

The mark scheme

Read the mark scheme and highlight the key words that relate to your target grade.

Grade

Unit 2: Qs 1 -2 Out of 20

U/F 0 - 4

E/D 5 -9

C/B 10 – 14

A/A* 15 - 20

Sample exam question

Many people think that we should take holidays in Britain rather than travel abroad.

Write a persuasive article convincing people that they should choose to take their holidays in Britain. [20]

You have 10 mins

Self assessment

Refer back to the grade descriptors and read back carefully through your work.

Use the editing pens to give yourself an estimated mark based on the descriptors.

Self assessment L.O: To analyse the features of persuasive articles. To employ these features in an exam style response.

Rank your success in this lesson on the scale of 1 to 3 based on what you have produced.

Write the number on the bottom of your page.Success Criteria:3. You MUST work collaboratively to complete a mind-map planning a response to a past exam question; understand the requirements of the grade descriptors for your target grade; produce a short article a responding to a past exam question.2. You SHOULD use the grade descriptors for your target grade to produce a short article that will achieve your target grade.1. You COULD use the grade descriptors for your target grade to produce a short article that will exceed your target grade.