1. Ideas for developing a whole school approach…
Persuasive Writing
Ideas for developing a whole school approach…

2. What is persuasive writing?
Persuasive writing is where the writer attempts to persuade the reader to her or his point of view.
Writer presents their opinion and the offers reasons for this view.
Persuasive text covers arguments, letters, debates, advertisements, posters, poems, songs.

3. NAPLAN MUST convince reader of their opinions
Text MUST include an introduction, body and conclusion
It can be one sided (agree or disagree) or it can be a discussion
Must address 10 criteria (audience, text structure, ideas, persuasive devices, vocabulary, cohesion, paragraphing, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling)
Persuasive devices a must!
Presentation source – What is expected in the NAPLAN 2011 writing test? FAQ

4. The marking guide Criteria Skills Focus Audience
Writer’s capacity to orient, engage and persuade reader
Text structure
Organisation of the structural components of a persuasive text (intro, body & conclusion) into appropriate & effective text structure
Ideas
Selection, relevance & elaboration of ideas for persuasive argument
Persuasive devices
Use and range of persuasive devices to enhance the writer’s position and persuade the reader
Vocabulary
Range & precision of contextually appropriate language choices
Cohesion
Control of multiple threads and relationships across the text, achieved through the use of referring words, ellipsis, text connectives, substitutions and word associations
Paragraphing
Segmenting of text into paragraphs that assists reader to follow line of argument
Sentence structure
Production of grammatically correct, structurally sound and meaningful sentences
Punctuation
Use of correct and appropriate punctuation to aid reading of text
Spelling
Accuracy of spelling and the difficulty of words used

5. Persuasive devices Repetition of words or phrases
Questions that appeal to reader
Stereotypes
Quotes from authorities
A call for action
Posing of problem and suggestion of solution
An appeal to the reader
Rhetorical questions
It’s a known fact…

6. Talk is essential prior to writing:
Shared reading
Non fiction texts – print and multi media
Encourage discussion and accountable talk
Don’t accept yes/no responses – children should justify their responses

7. Teaching strategies Modelled writing Shared writing Guided writing
Interactive writing
Independent writing
Shared reading and discussion of a variety of texts – use exemplars and other texts
Explicitly teach planning

8. Use a variety of resources
Go for something that polarises opinions
Newspaper articles
News clips
Picture books
Big books
Video clips – You Tube, Fuse
DVDs

9. Teacher resources
VCAA website – units of work for grades 3, 5, 7, 9
Teachit.co.uk website

10. Literature and digital texts
My Brother Dan’s Delicious
The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
Should There Be Zoos?
Charlotte’s Web
Miniscules animated series
Earrings
Romeo and Juliet
Holes

13. Some more ideas: Give students a topic to write on
Time limit as per NAPLAN
Encourage them to plan, write, proofread, revise and edit
Assess against criteria
Make teaching decisions for whole group mini lessons and small group guided writing

14. On a final note!