1. How and Why Do We Persuade?
EXPLORESuggested Learning Intentions
- To explore the purposes of persuasive texts
- To understand how vocabulary is used to persuade in extended and academic texts
- To understand the function of abstract nouns in persuasive texts
Sample Success Criteria
- I can explain some of the purposes of persuasive texts
- I can identify the types of vocabulary used in persuasive texts
- I can explain the role of abstract nouns in persuasive texts
2. Creating Persuasive Sentences
EXPLORESuggested Learning Intentions
- To understand how punctuation is used to support meaning in complex sentences
- To understand how subordinate clauses are used to communicate in-depth information
Sample Success Criteria
- I can use punctuation to create a complex sentence
- I can write a complex sentence to communicate more in-depth information or ideas
3. The Structure and Features of Persuasive Texts
EXPLORESuggested Learning Intentions
- To understand how text structures and language features become more complex in persuasive texts
- To understand that the coherence of more complex texts relies on devices that create structure
Sample Success Criteria
- I understand how the sequencing of ideas can help to create a strong argument
- I can write a topic sentence to introduce the main idea in a paragraph
4. Modality and Meaning
EXPLORESuggested Learning Intentions
- To co-construct a persuasive text
- To understand how modality is achieved using modal verbs, adverbs, adjectives and nouns
Sample Success Criteria
- I can explain what 'modality' means
- I can identify and use specific vocabulary to communicate different shades of meaning