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Persuasive Writing Weekly Plan

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Persuasive Writing Weekly Plan

Students writing and sharing ideas

📝 Monday - Tuesday: Understanding & Building Ideas

Monday WALT: We are learning to understand what persuasive writing is (whakapā)

Success Criteria: I can explain what persuasive writing means and give examples

1. Circle the persuasive writing examples:

"You should visit the zoo because animals are amazing!"

"Once upon a time, there was a dragon"

"Our school needs a playground because children need exercise"

"How to make a sandwich: First, get bread"

2. Draw something you want to persuade others about:
Tuesday WALT: We are learning to state our opinion clearly (whakapae)

Success Criteria: I can write "I think..." or "I believe..." statements

3. Complete these opinion sentences:

I think the best pet is _________________ because _________________

I believe our class should _________________ because _________________

4. UKD Reflection - What do you understand about persuasive writing?

🎯 Wednesday - Thursday: Building & Organising

Wednesday WALT: We are learning to use persuasive words (kupu whakapā)

Success Criteria: I can use words like "should," "best," "important," and "because"

5. Circle the persuasive words:

should

jumped

amazing

important

because

walked

6. Rewrite this sentence to make it more persuasive:

"The library is good" → _________________________________________________

Thursday WALT: We are learning to organise our persuasive writing (whakarōpū)

Success Criteria: I can write: my opinion + 2 reasons + conclusion

7. Plan your persuasive writing:

My Opinion: ________________________________________________

Reason 1: ________________________________________________

Reason 2: ________________________________________________

Conclusion: ________________________________________________

8. UKD Reflection - What do you know about organising persuasive writing?

🌟 Friday: Sharing & Reflecting

Friday WALT: We are learning to share our persuasive writing and reflect (whakawhiti kōrero)

Success Criteria: I can read my writing clearly and listen to feedback

9. Write your final persuasive paragraph here:
10. Peer Feedback - What did you like about your partner's writing?
11. UKD Reflection - What can you do now with persuasive writing?
12. Self-Management Reflection: How well did you focus this week?

I stayed focused and tried my best

I focused most of the time

I need to work on focusing better

Extension Activity: Create a poster to persuade others about an environmental issue (kaitiaki)

Support Strategy: Use sentence starters: "I think...", "This is important because...", "You should..."

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