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How To Write A Balanced Argument Or A Discursive Essay (9-14 years)

How To Write A Balanced Argument Or A Discursive Essay (9-14 years) preview
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Cover of the persuasive writing work pack: Preparing to Write a Balanced Argument, for ages 9–14
Cover of the argument-writing work pack
Argument-writing guide covers opening statements, point-evidence-explanation, counterarguments, and conclusions
Four steps for preparing an argument
Alternative argument-writing guide covers a dramatic opening, evidence, a counterargument, and a conclusion
Alternative four-step argument guide
Argument-writing reference explains different ways to organize a viewpoint and respond to counterarguments
Approaches to organizing an argument
Argument-writing tips cover planning, personal pronouns, target audience, purpose, tone, and rereading
Planning and audience reference page
Persuasive-writing techniques page explains rhetorical questions, humor, repetition, and emotive words
Four persuasive techniques with examples
Argument-writing reference lists groups of three, contrasts, anecdotes, irony, and eight more techniques
Additional argument-writing techniques
Fashion argument brainstorm links young people's clothing choices to music, celebrities, beliefs, and leisure
Brainstorm example for the fashion topic
Fashion model text discusses celebrities, marketing, and group identity, then asks students to add an opinion
Fashion model text with an opinion to complete
Persuasive-dialogue activity uses Jake and Ben's cigarette debate and asks students to write their own dialogue
Dialogue model and writing task on peer pressure
Attributes
Subject

ELA, Writing

Grades

Grade 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Types

Activities

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How To Write A Balanced Argument Or A Discursive Essay (9-14 years)

This essential teaching resource is designed to bridge the gap in the development of key literacy skills, ideal for students in Grade 4 through Grade 9. The focus lies on fostering the art of penning balanced arguments and discursive essays, thereby adding a vital tool to their academic repertoire.

The Unique Features:
  • It provides comprehensive coverage and takes a progressive approach towards learning.
  • Returns insights into crafting convincing discursive essays with helpful hints and tips.
  • The use of writing skeletons aids structured learning, enabling perspectives 'for' and 'against' various subjects which are indispensable when deliberating on topics such as health concerns, social issues, lifestyle choices etc.

This resource also promotes holistic learning by integrating organisational skills along with literary devices used in persuasive writing.

Key Learning Areas:
  1. Vocabulary Enrichment
  2. Apt usage of Connectives
  3. Effective Use of Figurative Language
  4. Note: Learners get hands-on practice in these areas via this robust aid.

    Audience-Oriented Writing:

    Makes learning audience-oriented writing an enjoyable experience while stressing on maintaining good punctuation and grammar throughout. Comes with practice questions to assess progress along-with model answers written by fellow students thus enhancing its functional capacity manifold.
    Besides this, this tool also aids teachers by reducing their workload while designing homework tasks or planning lessons thus boosting learner's confidence through effective writing practice!

    Educational Tool Customization:

    This versatile educational aid can be used for whole-group instruction or small-group sessions and can also be assigned as supplementary homework exercises enabling customization as per individual needs.

    Conclusion:

    Quite simply, it is an apt choice that breathes life into essay-writing practices while uplifting its standard simultaneously. It holds a unique place among Language Arts activities available today!

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