Sample Texts- Argue, Persuade, Advise

A Why in this day and age do we still have uniforms in schools? No one I know likes wearing their uniform. Pupils would be much happier if they could wear their own clothes to school and there would be far fewer silly arguments over why you havent got a tie on or how many earrings you can .wear. Just think of the time the teachers could save if they didnt have to check uniform Its not just that, though. Clothes are a way of expressing individuality. I choose my clothes to say something about the kind of person I am. Individuality is a good thing. We dont all want to grow ?up like sheep just following the leader, do we? So why should we all have to wear the same clothes Its not even as though we get to choose what the uniform should be. My school has had the same !uniform ever since my oldest sister was here and she left ten years ago Ive just finished school and finally I can throw my hated uniform in the bin, at least most of it. Theres one thing I intend to keep and thats the shirt I wore on the last day. Its covered in my !friends names and I shall keep it always the only bit of my uniform Ive ever taken pride in Karen, Nottingham B Illegal exploitation Dont get the idea that children work in dangerous jobs only in poor countries. Earlier this year a .firm in Staffordshire was fined for employing children illegally at a paper and packaging factory One boy had worked there since he was thirteen. Along with other children he worked weekday .shifts of up to six hours starting at 4 p.m. At weekends, they worked shifts longer than eight hours Inspectors found dangerous equipment and fittings that could have caused amputation and .eloctrocution The company director said at the trial that she knew of a great number of similar businesses with the .same working conditions C

?Will the next person you see sleeping rough still be alive in the morning
.Think of it. Dying cold, hungry and alone .I still remember John. I was fond of John. He was what they call a bit of a character We were talking one day about his health, and the coming winter. He said in a curiously matter-of.fact way. Of course, its going to kill me A few months later, one freezing morning, they found his body in the rough shelter which hed .made .John wasnt just another statistic. He was a human being, and he deserved better .Nobody chooses to sleep rough in the wet and the cold. Nobody wants to be homeless .Without the Winter Nights appeal, more homeless people risk death in the coming months Worse still, theres a new and worrying development. And thats the number of children youngsters under 16 who are now sleeping on the streets. Often these youngsters have been in Local Authority care. They havent had a familys help and support to start with. Theyve grown up .in institutions, and now theyre trying to make their way in the world alone

Its an outrage to leave vulnerable kids like these out on the streets, a prey to the cruelty of the .winter weather and to every unsavoury character who offers them help .Changes are desperately needed .Your help is desperately needed D Starter for 10 Watch TV quiz shows together and see how many questions you can get right. Sit with the encyclopaedia and get him to look up the answers while the contestants are scratching their heads. Or suggest he puts together his own quiz show with parents and /or brothers or sisters as contestants, using a popular game show format, like ITVs Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? He could research questions in the encyclopaedia, in the Guinness Book of Records or on the internet. Its all good practice for looking things up and putting information together in clear, concise, bitesized chunks . (Questions (for all the texts
1. What is the key idea in each extract? Does the text argue, persuade or advise? (with evidence) 2. What form of writing do you think each extract is from? (e.g. article, etc.) 3. Identify two features (linked to language or structure) in each text which you think are used effectively to fulfill its purpose.

(Questions related to the extract Causes of Violence (lesson 3 Q. What are the three main causes of violence identified by the writer? (with evidence from the (text- phrases to support each of these views ?Q. How has the text been structured ?Q. How has the writer used evidence .Q. Identify the use of connectives (After discussion) Q. Write the opening paragraph(s) of a short essay on the topic What Causes Violence? (you can borrow ideas from the extract or use your own, arguing for one clear point of view or more (balanced perspective -Carefully consider Key ideas (points); use of evidence to support (facts/statistics, quotes from experts, actual (examples); language (formal) (plus careful use of structure and connectives