Year 9

How do I write an 'against' paragraph?

Year 9

How do I write an 'against' paragraph?

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will continue our non-fiction but look at how to provide counter-arguments. We will be working on 'against' paragraphs. This lesson also meets a term called 'the conditional' which helps us persuade against by showing potential consequences.

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5 Questions

Q1.
A list should be separated by:
Capital letters
Correct answer: Commas
Full stops
Q2.
Which of these is correctly punctuated?
The King Queen and Princess visited the banquet.
Correct answer: The King, Queen and Princess visited the banquet.
The King. Queen. And Princess visited the banquet.
Q3.
Which of these is correctly punctuated?
It is important that we meet today tomorrow and next Thursday.
Correct answer: It is important that we meet today, tomorrow and next Thursday.
It is important that we meet today, tomorrow, next Thursday.
Q4.
Writing 'for' means you are...
Against the statement
Confused by the statement
Have no opinion on the statement
Correct answer: In favour of the statement
Q5.
To write a 'for' paragraph, you need to:
Correct answer: Consider all the benefits of the situation.
Consider all the negatives of the situation.

4 Questions

Q1.
The key word in a conditional statement is:
Also
As
But
Correct answer: If
Q2.
Conditional phrases consider
Something that will always happen.
That something will never happen.
Correct answer: What will happen if something else happens.
Q3.
When you create 'against' paragraphs then you are thinking about...
Correct answer: The reason someone would be against something.
The reasons someone would support something.
Q4.
The audience is important when considering 'against' ideas because it helps you think about their perspective and reasons for not supporting something.
False
Correct answer: True