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Hello.

My name is Mr. Santhanam, and this is lesson 10 of 10 from our discussion unit.

In today's lesson, we are going to be writing a discussion.

And so far, we have written a fantastic introduction to our, to our discussion.

We have written the for arguments and the against arguments.

So really thinking about what the good things about zoos are and the bad things about zoos are.

Finally, today, we're going to get to write our conclusion, which is when we get to say what we really think and share our opinion of whether zoos should be allowed to keep animals in them or not.

We've done loads of things this unit, and I want to finish off this lesson and I want to finish off this unit by having some fun.

So we're going to sing a song together.

Would you like to sing with me? It's a song that I think you know.

It's called "Old MacDonald," but instead of singing Old MacDonald had a farm, we are going to sing Old MacDonald had a zoo.

And you are going to pick some animals for me to sing about.

Are you ready? ♪ Old MacDonald had a zoo ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ And on that zoo he had a ♪ What kind of animal did he have in the zoo? Ah, a snake! Snakes are very scary, I don't like them at all, but okay.

♪ And on that zoo he had a snake ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ With a s-s here, and a s-s there ♪ ♪ Here a s, there a s, everywhere a s-s ♪ ♪ Old MacDonald had a zoo ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ Okay, what's the next animal going to be? Shout out at your screen this time.

This time we're going to do a hyena just like in our Awongalema story.

You ready? ♪ Old MacDonald had a zoo ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ And on that zoo he had a hyena ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ Do you know what sound a hyena makes? They go, "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha." They laugh.

Are you ready? ♪ And on that zoo, he had a hyena ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ With a ha ha here, and a ha ha there ♪ ♪ Here a ha, there a ha, everywhere a ha ha ♪ ♪ Old MacDonald had a zoo ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ And on that zoo he had a ♪ What kind of animal? A monkey? Okay.

♪ And on that zoo he had a monkey ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ ♪ With a ooh ooh here, and a ah ah there ♪ ♪ Here a ooh, there a ah, everywhere a ooh ah ♪ ♪ Old MacDonald had a zoo ♪ ♪ E-I-E-I-O ♪ Amazing, I love singing that song with you.

Why not sing it with some of your friends or your parents or your carer, or your teacher? And put in some of the animals you want to be on the zoo.

Let's get started with our final lesson of this unit.

In this lesson, you're going to need some paper, a pencil, and your brilliant brain.

Pause the video now while you go and get those things.

Fantastic, gold star for you.

I can tell you're ready to start the lesson now.

Here is our agenda for today.

First, we're going to be doing our spelling activity.

Then we're going to review our Discussion Toolkit, so we will know all the things that we need in order to write to our discussion.

Then we're going to step through the story map.

And finally, we are going to do our Shared Write of our conclusion.

Okay, let's get started with our spelling first of all.

Today, we are looking at consolidation and review.

So we're doing this so that we can lock all those spellings into our brain.

And so they always, so that they stay in there forever and we don't forget them.

Here are some of the spellings that we've been working on.

My turn, your turn.

Once.

Once upon a time.

Be.

I want to be your friend.

Chore.

I can't come out to play until I've done my chore.

Tore.

I tore my shirt.

More.

I would like some more, please.

Miss.

I miss my friends.

Kiss.

I gave my dog a kiss.

Buzz.

I could hear a bee buzz.

Back.

I fell on my back.

Pause the video now, while you write down those spellings.

I know a great strategy to check my spellings, is that I can look at a word, say it in a sentence so that it makes sense to me, cover that word, write the word next to it, and then check my spelling.

That way I know the ones that I know really well and I've consolidated and are locked in my brain.

I also know the ones that I need a little bit of work on still.

Why not give yourself a spelling test right now and see which ones you know, and which ones you need to work on still.

Pause the video now while you complete your spellings.

Okay, it's now time for us to have a look at some of our discussion features from our Discussion Toolkit.

These are all the things that we really need to keep in mind when we are writing our discussion.

So, let's have a look at the discussion features.

Do you know any already? If you do, shout them out at me now.

What do we need for our discussion? Wow, I heard some great ideas there.

Let's see if you're right.

The first thing that we're going to need is our introduction.

My turn, your turn.

Introduction.

An introduction is often something that we see in nonfiction text.

This is where we explain what is going to be discussed.

We introduce an idea to our readers.

Conclusion.

This is where we give the writer's opinion.

So you are going to be writing this today.

And at the end of your discussion text, you are going to need to give your opinion.

What do you think? Do you agree or do you disagree with the discussion? Then we've got arguments for.

Arguments for.

This is where we write the part.

This is where we write the part of the discussion text that agrees, that is for the argument.

Can you remember which one of my friends is for the argument? Which one agrees? Is it Arnold or Fiona? That's right, Fiona is the person who always agrees.

And she is always for an argument.

Arnold is not, let's see what the next part is.

Arguments against.

These are the arguments in our discussion text, which are against the discussion.

They disagree.

They think that it is not right and it is not okay.

Can you remember which one of my friends does not agree? That's right, it's Arnold.

He does not think it's okay to have zoos.

He does not like them.

But in a discussion text, we need to have Arnold and Fiona there to see both sides of a discussion.

And only afterwards, we can then make our own decision and our own opinion.

Remember, when you get to write your own opinion and make your conclusion, think about what is your opinion.

You can say, "In my opinion, I think," then you can give a reason.

Why do you think that? What is your reason for saying that? And if you really want to challenge yourself, you could even give an example.

Can you think of an example of why you think that? What makes you think that? Maybe you've seen a story before.

Maybe you've seen something on TV, maybe you know a special fact about animals that can help you here.

Okay, we're going to have a look at our structure now, and this is going to tell you what you're going to need in your discussion text.

Let's have a look.

The first thing we're going to need is a title.

What is our title? I want you to shout it at the screen now.

Off you go.

That's right.

It's "Should animals be kept in zoos or not?" We're asking the question, should they or should they not be kept in zoos? The next part is our introduction.

After that, we have our arguments against, and that's when Arnold's going to say what he thinks.

Then we have our for arguments.

So Fiona's going to say what she thinks then.

And finally, we have our conclusion.

That's when you are going to say what you think.

So remember, we don't talk about our own opinions until this point.

We are going to have three against arguments.

So Arnold's got one, two, three arguments against.

And we're going to have three for arguments.

So Fiona is going to say one, two, three points.

Your grammar challenge today is to think about, can you include any coordinating conjunctions? We've been working really hard on our coordinating conjunctions this week.

So try and see if you can fit one into your sentence.

Okay.

Today's Shared Write is where we're really going to focus on the conclusion part of our discussion.

So we've said all the reasons that are good about zoos, and we've said all the reasons that are bad about zoos.

And now it is time for you to have your say.

Have you made a decision about what you think about zoos? Do you think they are good? Or do you think they are bad? Or do you think they are both? You can say whatever you want to.

Remember, we don't talk about our other opinions until now.

So now is when we can say, I I think this, I believe this.

So now we can say how we truly feel.

Here are some things to help you.

Don't forget, you need to say what your opinion is.

You then need to give a reason for why you think that.

And finally, if you really want to challenge yourself, you could give an example to back up your point.

So here are some sentence starters that you might want to use.

I believe.

I think.

In my opinion.

You then want to give a reason.

So why do you think this? So in my speech, I said, "I think zoos are okay because they help to teach people about how to look after nature." An example for that might be, when you go to a zoo, you learn all about how animals survive, and what they need to survive, and how we can help animals to survive.

So that might be an example.

So don't forget, an opinion, a reason, and maybe an example, if you really want to challenge yourself.

Okay, it is now time to do our Shared Write.

And this is when we're going to write our final paragraph, our conclusion.

I can't wait to see what you write.

Don't forget, you can write with me or you can watch me write first of all.

And then you can think about what you want to write.

Good luck.

Okay, we're finally at the stage where we are able to write our final paragraph.

Can you tell me what we call the final paragraph in our discussion text? Shout out at the screen now.

That's right, we call it an, we call it a conclusion.

So I'm going to begin my paragraph with.

In conclusion.

Comma.

This is where we finally get to say what we think.

I believe or I think, what should we go with? I think or I believe.

In conclusion, I think.

Now, do you remember, you don't need to agree with me in this part.

You can say what you think.

I'm going to write what my conclusion is, what my opinion is.

You write what you feel in your head and in your heart.

In conclusion, I think that as long as the as the animals are looked after really well, that zoos are okay.

I might even start with.

However I believe that they should have lots of space to move just like they would in the wild, just like they would in the wild.

What do you think about zoos? I can just end with a question.

What do you think about zoos? Don't forget, you can say whatever you believe is the right answer.

Do you think that zoos help people to look after nature? Do you think that zoos are wrong because they keep animals in cages? What do you think makes a good zoo? You can write whatever you believe.

Pause your video now, while you write your conclusion.

Impressed with your amazing, I was so impressed with your Shared Write then.

Let's have a look at our self assessment now.

Think about how do you explain what the discussion is about? You can give yourself a tick if you have, or if not, you might need to add it in now.

Have you explained both sides of the argument? Have we said that some people believe this and some people believe that? if you have, give yourself a tick, if not, you might want to add that in now.

And have you stayed neutral? This means that you're not taking a side.

You're just saying some people think this, some people think that.

If you have, give yourself another tick, if not, you need to add it into your writing now.

If you like, we can draw a table like this on your paper to really help you to understand your progress and how you're doing.

If you're getting all ticks, that means you're doing a great job.

If you're not getting ticks, that means that you maybe need to think about how you can add those things into your writing.

If you really want to challenge yourself further, you can think about, have you included these things? Have you included a title? Are you writing in paragraphs? Have you included time conjunctions like firstly, secondly, thirdly? Pause your video now while you give yourself a self assessment.

Remember, you can draw a table on your page or you can just think about it in your head.

Well, I've seen such great writing today, and I've seen you be really thoughtful and reflective in your self assessment.

Please, please, please send me your whole discussion text so I can see how you were able to retell the discussion that we learned about whether zoos should be allowed to have animals in them.

What do you think? Did you learn anything from this discussion text? Has it made you more passionate about animals? I would love to hear what your thoughts are.

So please share your work with Oak National.

If you'd like to please ask your parent or carer to share your work on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter, tagging @OakNational and #LearnwithOak.

I've had so much fun in this unit with you.

And I hope that you've enjoyed it too.

Lots of Mr. Santhanam shine for you.

I'll see you next time.

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