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Persuasive Writing Edit Checklist

Read the draft below, then complete the editing challenges. Look for ways to make the argument clearer, more convincing and more accurate. Use Australian spelling.

The draft: A longer lunch break

Our school should have a longer lunch break. At the moment lunch is only 30 minutes and students have to eat, talk to friends and get ready for afternoon classes in that time. A longer break would help everyone feel less rushed. For example, students could finish their lunch properly and have more time to move around outside. Some people might say that a longer lunch means less learning time. However, students who feel settled and ready can concentrate better in class. Surely feeling ready to learn matters? The school should add 10 minutes to lunch because it would give students time to recharge without taking away a whole lesson. Please consider making lunch longer.

1.In the draft, what change is the writer asking the school to make?

2.Copy the rhetorical question from the draft. Explain how it might make a reader think about the writer’s argument.

3.Which statement is presented as a fact in the draft, and which claim would need evidence or a reliable source to make it more convincing?

4.Replace the phrase “help everyone feel less rushed” with a more vivid and persuasive phrase. Keep the meaning similar.

5.Join these ideas into one clear sentence using “therefore”: “Students need time to recharge. They may be more ready to learn afterwards.”

6.The draft says some people worry a longer lunch means less learning time. Add one sentence that responds respectfully to this concern.

7.Rewrite the final sentence, “Please consider making lunch longer,” so it ends with a clear and confident call to action.

8.A classmate suggests changing “properly” to “proper,” but also writes “The students organise their lunchs.” Correct the spelling mistake in “lunchs” and explain why “organise” is suitable Australian spelling.

9.Use this checklist to review the draft: Does it state a clear opinion, give reasons, consider another point of view, use a persuasive question, and end with a call to action? Name one item the draft already does well and one specific improvement you would make.

10.Choose the most useful editing change you made in this activity. Explain how it makes the persuasive writing clearer or more convincing.

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