Crafting persuasive arguments

Develop persuasive arguments for a primary debate using the point, explain, example, link (PEEL) model

Student debating resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 5 and 6 debating

Your students will:

• learn how to write a persuasive argument using the PEEL model

• identify the use of PEEL in debates

• compose an argument using the PEEL model

• present their argument and reflect on their learning. 

English K-10 Syllabus

• EN3-1A: communicates effectively for a variety of audiences and purposes using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and language forms and features.

• EN3-2A: composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts.

• EN3-5B: discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts.

• EN3-9E: recognises, reflects on and assesses their strengths as a learner.

Collection of student work 

• Google Forms: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.

• Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.  

• MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class Team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create. 

• Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.

• Flip: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display. 

• Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard that can be used for class feedback.

For further support on how to create these resources

• Get started with Google Forms

• Create a Google Classroom Assignment

• Assign quizzes to students  through Microsoft Teams 

• Create an assignment in Microsoft Teams

• Flip–Educator Toolkit

• Get started with Jamboard