1. Pre-Starter
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Unscramble the letters to reveal the type of writing we will be
revising in today’s lesson.
How many other words can you find?
2. Unit Two: Writing paper preparation
 L.O: To analyse the features of persuasive articles.
 To employ these features in an exam style
response.
Success Criteria:
3. You MUST work collaboratively to complete a mind-map planning a response
to a past exam question; understand the requirements of the grade descriptors
for your target grade; produce a short article a responding to a past exam
question.
2. You SHOULD use the grade descriptors for your target grade to produce
a short article that will achieve your target grade.
1. You COULD use the grade descriptors for your target grade to produce
a short article that will exceed your target grade.
3. Starter
 Look at the images of Britain on the next
few slides. Jot down any word that you
think could be useful in writing about these
places.
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11. Sample exam question
 Many people think that we should take
holidays in Britain rather than travel
abroad.
 Write a persuasive article convincing people
that they should choose to take their
holidays in Britain. [20]
12. P.A.L.L
PURPOSE – What is the purpose of the task?
What is it asking you to do?
AUDIENCE Who is it for?
LANGUAGE What language will be used?
LAYOUT How is it set out on the page? What
features should you include?
13. Example of a persuasive travel
article
Old-fashioned fun: 10 traditional UK seaside breaks
Not all British seaside resorts have to go the way of Brighton and
Whitstable … here are 10 of the most gloriously traditional, with all
the fun of the fair
Eastbourne, East Sussex
In the sunniest place in Britain – allegedly – a four-mile stretch of
dazzling white shingle curves around Pevensey Bay. There are palm
trees, tea dances in the Winter Gardens ballroom (every other
Tuesday), rows of grand Victorian terraces planned by the Duke of
Devonshire in the 1850s; a lovely bit of floral carpet bedding on a
cheery promenade.
Eastbourne is nowhere near as fast as neighbouring Brighton (think
coach tours and pensioners in cardigans), but its Grade II-listed pier
is one of Britain's finest – all rotundas and delicate wrought iron,
strings of low-tech light bulbs and a curious little camera obscura
that opens to the public in summer. On the prom, the 1,600-seater
Bandstand serves up brass, tribute and big bands and musical firework
displays beneath a 1930s dome clad in aquamarine terracotta.
14. Step One – Structuring your
answer
 In pairs.
 The task is asking you to produce an article to
persuade.
 What are the conventions of this writing type?
 Are there any language features that are
always used?
 What tone does the writing have?
15. We should take holidays
in Britain rather than
travel abroad
PERSUASIVE ARTICLE
16. Step Two – Content
 In a different colour write around the edge
of your mind-map the content you will
include in your article.
 Ensure you are planning for ways to address
all of the structural features.
 E.g. Where will you include a rhetorical
question.
17. We should take holidays
in Britain rather than
travel abroad
PERSUASIVE ARTICLE
18. The mark scheme
Read the mark scheme and highlight the key
words that relate to your target grade.
Grade Unit 2: Qs 1 -2
Out of 20
U/F 0 - 4
E/D 5 -9
C/B 10 – 14
A/A* 15 - 20
19. Sample exam question
 Many people think that we should take
holidays in Britain rather than travel
abroad.
 Write a persuasive article convincing people
that they should choose to take their
holidays in Britain. [20]
20. Self assessment
 Refer back to the grade descriptors and
read back carefully through your work.
 Use the editing pens to give yourself an
estimated mark based on the descriptors.
21. Self assessment
 L.O: To analyse the features of persuasive articles.
 To employ these features in an exam style response.
Rank your success in this lesson on the scale of 1 to 3 based on what you
have produced.
Write the number on the bottom of your page.
Success Criteria:
3. You MUST work collaboratively to complete a mind-map planning a response
to a past exam question; understand the requirements of the grade descriptors
for your target grade; produce a short article a responding to a past exam
question.
2. You SHOULD use the grade descriptors for your target grade to produce
a short article that will achieve your target grade.
1. You COULD use the grade descriptors for your target grade to produce
a short article that will exceed your target grade.
