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Write To Persuade In A Play Script (9-14 years)

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Writing A Persuasive Play Script With An Environmental Theme: cover of the persuasive writing work pack
Cover of the persuasive play script pack
When you write to persuade: intro asking 'Have I managed to get him or her to see my point of view?'
Introduction to persuasive writing
About Persuasive Writing: 12 purposes such as 'convince them' and 'win them over', plus four questions to ask
Purposes and planning questions for persuading
Figurative language examples (metaphor, simile, personification and more), connective words, and fact vs. opinion
Language devices and fact-versus-opinion notes
Techniques to help you: rhetorical questions, humor, repetition and emotive words, each with example sentences
Four persuasive techniques with examples
To gain marks: technique list with groups of three, contrasts, anecdotes, irony and 8 more
Checklist of 12 techniques for higher marks
Play script Scene 1: Ian and Chris feed swans at Rushford Lakes; a fisherman objects and a girl throws mud
Start of Scene 1 of the environmental play
Scene 1 ends: a swan flaps its wings at the girl, and Ian and Chris spot a cigarette end, plastic bag and cans
End of Scene 1, with a swan illustration
Scene 2: Ian and Chris return and find the cygnet has a fishhook in its mouth, so they seek the lock keeper
Start of Scene 2 of the play script
Scene 2 continued: the lock keeper calls the swan sanctuary and says 'Never try to help a bird yourself'
Later in Scene 2, with Ian and Chris at the river
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Subject

ELA, Writing

Grades

Grade 4, 5, 6

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Write to Persuade in a Play Script for Grades 4-8 This resource teaches students in grades 4-8 how to write persuasively using different techniques. It includes a play script that students can analyze to understand how opinions can bias writing. Additional inspirational writings, poems, and persuasive pieces provide starting points for students to practice recreating their own persuasive writing. The resource covers key literary devices like figurative language and emotive words. It shows students how to write appropriately for their target audience and vary their sentence structure for increased interest. Practice questions allow students to apply the concepts, with model student answers provided to highlight common errors. With a lively collection of sample texts, this resource helps students gain fundamental nonfiction writing skills. It is ideal for individual students needing extra practice or teachers looking to reinforce lessons on persuasive writing techniques. Use the supplementary planning sheets and essays for easy homework assignments and lessons.

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