Purpose: To persuade my reader to employ me
Audience: Grey Main teachers
Success Criteria:
Introduce myself and state what job I want and why
Write three paragraphs that will convince the reader you should have this job - skills, personal attributes, experience
Elaborate each main point with examples
Use persuasive language
Learn
Explore the sample letters and identify the key features.
Brainstorm and plan your letter here
Create
Create a formal letter to aplly for your chosen PreP position.
Share
Share your letter on your blog . Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning. You will be sharing your CV and letter with your potential PrEP employer once applications open.
WALT: Describe our personal strengths and attributes
Success Criteria:
Introduce myself with my important information: A photo, name, age, class, year)
Describe myself with
A personal statement about what I am good at-my strengths and skills
A statement about my hobbies and interests
A blurb about my responsibilities at home and/or school
Present my information in an interesting way including visual language features
Learn
Explore your qualities, strengths and interests using the worksheets here. Collect from Mrs P.
Brainstorm and plan your important information here
Create
Create a presentation to share your information visually - slide, google drawing or infographic (Canva). Make your presentation eye-catching, informative and to the point.
Share
Share one page of your PrEP CV on your blog . Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning. You will also be sharing your whole CV with your potential PrEP employer once you have completed your letter of application.
WALT: To structure a convincing persuasive argument
Success Criteria:
Opening statement - defining sentence, explanation, global reference, statement of position
3 arguing paragraphs - arguing sentence followed by elaboration, examples, evidence and explanations
Concluding paragraph - personal pronoun, high statement of claim and listed reasons
Learn
Finish your brainstorms of possible arguments for your chosen topics on the T chart topic exploration here
Explore the language feautures of a persuasive argument here
Create
Use the scaffold here to structure a persuasive argument on your chosen topics.
Share
Post your persuasive argument on your blog. Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.
WALT: To structure a convincing persuasive argument
Success Criteria:
Opening statement - defining sentence, explanation, global reference, statement of position
3 arguing paragraphs - arguing sentence followed by elaboration, examples, evidence and explanations
Concluding paragraph - personal pronoun, high statement of claim and listed reasons
Learn
Choose two topics (ideas here or here) to develop into persuasive arguments
Brainstorm possible arguments for your chosen topics on the T chart topic exploration here
Explore the structure of a persuasive argument with this activity: Sequencing activity here
Create
Use the scaffold here to structure a persuasive argument on one of your chosen topics.
Share
Post your persuasive argument on your blog. Don't forget to put the WALT for this activity and a reflection on how you went with the learning.