Navigating NAPLAN - Lesson One - Intro to Persuasive Writing

Resource Description

Our Navigating NAPLAN resources are designed to help Australian English teachers prepare students for the annual NAPLAN writing assessments.  These resources focus on narrative and persuasive writing, and are aligned with the Australian Curriculum (Years 7 & 9).  Developed and reviewed by a team of educators including senior Australian English teachers, these resources have been professionally designed to create a high quality learning experience.  

Lesson structure

• Run through the Lesson 1 Persuasive Writing PowerPoint slides.
• Outline to students the direction of the teaching and learning program (initial focus is on persuasive writing, then narrative writing).
• Explain to students that to help prepare them for the NAPLAN writing task, you will be revising conventions surrounding persuasive writing.
• Explain that the end result will be students creating a persuasive response, using techniques of persuasion.

This Australian Curriculum alignment statement is based on the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) materials, which are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The material has been modified from the Australian Curriculum website (accessed January 2020).

All activities have been created by educators for educators and are linked to the Australian Curriculum (Version 8.4). We advise teachers to consult the ACARA website for the most up-to-date curriculum outcomes.