Writ ing a pe rsua sive t ex t :
t he w at e r pa rk proposa l
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Write a persuasive letter from notes.
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Link ideas with suitable connectives.
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Use second conditionals in context.
Network
As a continuation of the two previous lessons, introduce the proposal that some
water park developers want to build a new water park near the school. In pairs, get
students to brainstorm advantages and disadvantages of this. Have students refer to
the last two lessons for ideas. Put a network like the one below on the board and
get students to share their ideas and write them as notes on the board.
Guided writing
Tell students they are going to write a letter to their urban development council,
supporting the idea of building a water park near the school. Their job is to
persuade the councillors to build the park. Elicit from them the features of a
persuasive text:
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it should have an opening statement expressing the writer’s point of view;
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there should be two or three arguments with evidence or examples to support
the point of view;
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a common objection should be stated but then refuted;
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the conclusion should reinforce the point of view in the opening statement.
Hand out worksheet 9.3a and get students to recognise the features of a persuasive
text through the category headings in the table. During steps 1–5 below, monitor,
9 .3
Obje c t ive s
Grade 9 curriculum
standards
9.4, 5.5
Pre -w rit ing
Resources
Worksheet 9.3a
OHT 9.3a
Should we
allow a water
park?
Environment
Bad
• water shortages
• people lose their land
• old buildings destroyed
• chemicals and pollutants
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