Tuesday, 26 May 2015

The power of persuasion...

Right now in Room 12B a hot topic is the NZ Flag debate. We have had some fiery discussions and debates as to whether the flag should remain as it is, or if it is time for change. To rally up support for our side (whichever that may be), we are all writing a persuasive piece. Arguments involve national identity, the economy, representations of cultures, our history, war veterans, national pride and more. Which side are you on? 

Here is a little of what we have done so far:

We looked at samples of persuasive writing to see which persuasive writing techniques are the most powerful:



We made a plan of our ideas before writing: 




We look forward to sharing more soon.

1 comment:

  1. Tino Pai Room 12B - I love how you are working out your success criteria and putting this into action to persuade us. Can't wait to read some of your persuasive writing :-)

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