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Writing Structure Analysis

Read the persuasive text. Then complete the organiser and questions. Use evidence from the text when asked.

Should Coding Clubs Be Part of the School Week?

Many students enjoy solving problems with technology, yet not everyone has the chance to explore coding beyond class. Schools should offer a regular coding club because it develops useful problem-solving skills, creates opportunities to collaborate and makes technology more accessible. To begin with, coding asks students to test ideas, notice errors and improve their solutions. When a program does not work, students have to investigate the cause rather than simply give up. This kind of step-by-step thinking is useful in many subjects and everyday situations. A club also gives students a reason to work together. One person might design a game character while another tests the controls or suggests changes. Explaining ideas and listening to feedback can help a group produce a stronger result than one person working alone. Finally, a school club can make coding available to students who do not have suitable devices or guidance at home. Shared equipment and support from a teacher or mentor can let beginners take part without needing to buy anything first. For these reasons, schools should make space for a regular coding club. It can strengthen problem-solving, encourage teamwork and open the door to technology for more students.

Structure organiser

Use the passage to record its position, main ideas and supporting details.

1.In the coding-club passage, identify the introduction’s main claim and name the three reasons that preview the body paragraphs.

2.Write the central idea of each of the three body paragraphs in the coding-club passage.

3.Choose the detail that supports the passage’s point about problem-solving.

Students investigate why a program fails and try to improve it.
Students can work on a game character together.
The club may provide shared equipment.
Schools should make space for a regular club.

4.Find one example from the passage of how students might share work in the club. Explain how that example supports the teamwork point.

5.Match each quoted phrase from the passage with the role it plays in the argument.

“To begin with”
“Finally”
“For these reasons”
“schools should offer a regular coding club”

signals the last reason
states the writer’s position
signals the first reason
introduces the conclusion

6.Which language choice most clearly signals that the passage is organised as an argument?

The linking phrases “To begin with”, “A club also” and “Finally”
The use of the word “technology” several times
The description of students using laptops
The sentence lengths in the final paragraph

7.How does the final paragraph both summarise the argument and reinforce the writer’s position?

8.What could be harder for a reader to follow if the coding-club passage presented its reasons before introducing its main claim?

9.Plan a short persuasive paragraph about one change that would improve a school club. Give a clear claim, two supporting reasons with a detail for each, and a concluding sentence that restates your position.