NAPLAN LITERACY SKILLS Mastering Persuasive Writing Year 4

This guided workbook will develop all the skills needed for effective persuasive writing and give students practice creating a wide range of opinion pieces.
The first section contains sets of exercises and writing prompts that will develop persuasive writing skills. The second section gives students practice applying the skills by writing a wide range of opinion pieces. The third section provides practice with persuasive writing prompts just like those on the NAPLAN Writing tests.
Section 1: Developing Persuasive Writing Skills

11 sets of exercises and writing prompts develop all the key skills required

focused sets develop key persuasive writing skills one by one

sets cover introducing a topic, stating an opinion, providing supporting ideas and reasons, using linking words, and writing conclusions

each set introduces the skill, guides students to complete a task, and then provides independent practice

additional warm-up exercises teach key persuasive writing skills

guided tasks and planning activities teach students how to produce effective writing





Section 2: Applying Persuasive Writing Skills


10 sets of writing prompts allow students to apply persuasive writing skills

each set focuses on one style or one genre of persuasive writing

includes practice for opinion essays, letters and letters to the editor, reviews, research-based essays, articles, and promotional texts





Section 3: NAPLAN Writing Prompts


8 writing prompts give students experience completing NAPLAN-style writing tasks

each writing prompt has the same format as those on the NAPLAN Writing test

writing prompts cover a wide range of topics





Key Benefits


develops the persuasive writing skills described in the Australian Curriculum

focusing on each skill one by one encourages strong skill development

students apply skills by writing complete texts in different styles and genres

examples, guided tasks, and hints guide students through the tasks

planning activities help students learn the process for creating focused, well-organised, and effective opinion pieces

helps prepare students for persuasive writing tasks on the NAPLAN Writing tests