I work as a high school teacher and teach across four subject areas: English, English as an Additional Language, Humanities and Creative Writing. I have been teaching for six years and each year is getting easier, mostly because I have now taught across all year levels 7-10 and subject areas and have created resources to support my teaching.
In the first five years of teaching more than 50% of teachers leave the teaching profession. I came dangerously close to becoming a part of this statistic after numerous burn outs throughout my first four years. I want to do something to change this and so every Monday I will be a mentor by sharing my teaching resources and classroom tips.
Creating resources is where I get to put to use my creativity and my writing background and I want them to have a larger audience. Feel free to share, use and adapt my resources.
In the first five years of teaching more than 50% of teachers leave the teaching profession. I came dangerously close to becoming a part of this statistic after numerous burn outs throughout my first four years. I want to do something to change this and so every Monday I will be a mentor by sharing my teaching resources and classroom tips.
Creating resources is where I get to put to use my creativity and my writing background and I want them to have a larger audience. Feel free to share, use and adapt my resources.
Persuasive Essay Writing
I have developed a unit for students to write a persuasive essay on the topic of anti-bullying.
Learning Intentions:
Learning Intentions:
- To review our understanding and engagement on the issue of bullying
- To understand the purpose and elements of a persuasive essay
- To read persuasive articles and identify the contention, main arguments and persuasive techniques used
- To read persuasive articles and identify the contention, main arguments and persuasive techniques used
- To read persuasive articles and identify the contention, main arguments and persuasive techniques used
- To undertake planning of my persuasive essay by developing my arguments, evidence and persuasive devices
- To complete a CFT by writing a persuasive essay plan using a scaffold
- To write a persuasive essay for assessment
| persuasive_essay_writing_booklet.docx |
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The sentence starter models are based on the book The Student Guide to Writing Better Sentences in the Classroom by Ticking Mind. This book is a incredible resource and I can't recommend it highly enough.
I have done a few professional learning workshops and bought units of work from Ticking Mind and they are brilliant resources.
I have done a few professional learning workshops and bought units of work from Ticking Mind and they are brilliant resources.
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