AVU

National 4 Added Value Unit

Before I Read: Pick Two Persuasive Texts

Pick two persuasive texts on a topic of your choice, from Complete Issues or from Issues Online:

Username: Arran

Password: Library

Notice the capital 'A' in Arran and the capital 'L' in Library!

Usename: ArranHS

Password: 1072

As I Read

Step 1: Read both texts and do your Vocab work for both texts

Vocabulary Sheet

Vocab Sheet

Use to prove that you can identify unfamiliar words and independently look up their meaning in the context they are written.

Step 2: Summarise the key ideas of both texts

Step 3: Analyse word choice used to back up each author's persuasive stance

Step 4: Analyse Imagery used to back up each author's persuasive stance

Step 5: Analyse sentence structure used to back up each of the author's persuasive stance

'Before I Write' and 'As I Write' my comparative critical essay

Paragraph Plan the essay:

How to structure an AVU comparative critical essay

How to structure your essay

Advice about how to structure your essay.

Comparative Critical Essay Planning Sheet

Paragraph Planning Sheet

The critical essay planning sheet you are used to, but adapted for comparative analysis and evaluation.

What a Good One Looks Like