Visy Education - Keeping in the Loop - NAPLAN Style Persuasive Writing

Australian curriculum content descriptions:

Year 5 English:

• Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text (ACELY1701).
• Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience (ACELY1704).
• Re-read and edit student’s own and others’ work using agreed criteria for text structures and language features (ACELY1705).

Syllabus outcomes: EN3-2A, EN3-5B, EN3-6B.

General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical Understanding.

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability OI.8.

Relevant parts of Year 5 achievement standards: Students create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts for different purposes and audiences. When writing, they demonstrate understanding of grammar using a variety of sentence types. They select specific vocabulary and use accurate spelling and punctuation. They edit their work for cohesive structure and meaning.

Unit of work: Visy Education – Literacy Skills.

Time required: 90 mins.

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – model literacy strategies for students.

• Device capable of displaying video and projecting a presentation
• Student Worksheet (one per student)
• Landfill Image to display
• Landfill Reduction Ideas
• Circular Economy Diagram
• Persuasive Techniques Presentation
• Circular Economy Persuasive Writing Planner
• Persuasive Techniques Definition Table (cut up prior to commencing the lesson)
• Peer and Self-Assessment Feedback Sheet

• Communication
• Community engagement
• Critical thinking
• Empathy
• Ethical understanding

This lesson has been developed in partnership with Visy. For over 70 years Visy has been committed to finding sustainable solutions for Australia and New Zealand’s recyclables and helping to reduce local landfills. Visy collects, receives and sorts paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, steel and aluminium from households, businesses and schools with the purpose of reusing these products in the re-manufacture of new packaging products.