Class Persuasive Letter Lesson Plan
Class Persuasive Letter Lesson Plan
Class Persuasive Letter Lesson Plan
Lesson Topic/Focus:
Persuasive Writing
Date:
19/11/15
AusVELS Domain(s):
English
Year level(s):
Writing
Lesson duration:
60 mins
AusVELS sub-strand(s):
Literacy
AusVELS Dimension(s) or
Religious Education
Guideline:
Learning Standard(s)/Outcome(s)/Objective(s):
For students to identify and understand what persuasive language/ writing is.
At the conclusion of this lesson, the students will know/understand that:
Persuasive writing means to convince somebody of something
At the conclusion of this lesson, the students will demonstrate the skills/strategies of:
Identifying persuasive reasons, expressions and emotions
Assessment:
Students will be able to understand what it means to persuade someone
Students will be able to identify persuasive reasons, expressions and emotion.
Students will be able to construct a persuasive letter
Assessment criteria for analysis:
Student can understand what it means to persuade someone
Student can state their opinion
Student can supply at least 3 reasons for their opinion
Teaching focus:
To gain the students attention and classroom management throughout the lesson
Background to the learning:
Students have prior knowledge on persuasive writing
Lesson resources:
White Board/power point
Oreo planner
Writing books
Lesson content:
A.
Introduction
15___ mins
Ask students what it means to persuade someone
Read out different scenarios to the students and ask then to agree or disagree. There will be agree/disagree signs
on either side of the room.
Ask students to convince me why they agree/disagree
B.
Development
__10_ mins
1. Discuss that students have prior knowledge on persuasive writing
2. I was wondering if it is important to have bike education in school, why not ask 3B.
3. You are going to write me a letter convincing me if it is or isnt important to learn bike education at
school.
4. Ask students to identify what they need in a persuasive writing piece
5. Show students a copy on the board of the Oreo cookie planner and explain it
6. Explain that student can use this planner to help identify reasons to convince someone why it is
important to learn about bike safety?
C.
_25__ mins
1. Students are to use their Oreo planner to plan their persuasive letter why is it important to learn about
bike safety.
2. Students are to include emotive language
3. Students are to ensure they have their opinion, three convincing arguments for this opinion and their
conclusion.
4. Students can begin to write letter if plan is complete
D.
Closure
10____ mins
Gather students on floor in a circle. Get some students to read their planned arguments to the class.
Post-lesson review and evaluation:
Student achievement:
Teaching effectiveness:
Lesson/activity transition:
Students are to pack up and are dismissed for lunch
ASSESSMENT GRID
Outcome/Standard/Objective
For students to identify and understand what persuasive language/ writing is.
Student name
(three focus students
for this lesson)
Assessment criteria
1
Students can
understand what it
means to persuade
someone
Purpose of assessment
To inform future
lessons and student
learning
To ensure
coverage of
AusVELS
standards
To discuss with
parent
To inform 1:1
conference with
student
including
setting future
learning goals