LESSON PLAN FORMAT

Lesson Topic/Focus:

Persuasive Writing

Date:

19/11/15

AusVELS Domain(s):

English

Year level(s):

AusVELS strand (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.

Consolidation, practice, extension

_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

Students can identify

persuasive language

Students will be able

to identify persuasive
reasons, expressions
and emotion and
construct a letter.

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

Evidence for school

report