1. Session 3 – Spring 2013 Welcome! Please grab a drink and a biscuit, then find a table.

2. Literacy Rocks! Thinking Arguing Evaluating Persuading Discussing Listening Team work Weighing up pros and cons Talking Decision making Mental agility Changing your mind Self control Dealing with doubt and uncertainty Debate These sessions aim to improve:

3. Think or Thunk? The Commonality Key - make a list of things that objects have in common. A pencil and a chair Tea and coffee Flower and flour

4. Think or Thunk ? What is the most important part of a fork?

5. Persuasive Language Where would you see examples of persuasion in real life?

6. Persuasive Language Present tense – I think…, Some might say…, Logical Connectives – so, this means, this shows, therefore…

7. Persuasive Language Introduction A short opening, explaining how the issue came about. Do not put any views of your own in this section. Points ‘for’ Start this section with ‘Firstly’. Write about your first point in favour of the argument but do not put your own point of view yet. Points ‘for’ Begin your next point with ‘Secondly’ or ‘In addition to this’ but still do not give your own opinion.

8. Persuasive Language Points ‘Against’ Begin with ‘However’ and put your first point against the argument without giving your own view. Points ‘Against’ Continue to put your points ‘against’, introducing them with formal words such as ‘In addition’, ‘Also’ or ‘Furthermore’. Conclusion Begin with ‘To sum up the argument’ or ‘In conclusion’. At last you can give your own views if you wish, and conclude either in favour of or against the issue. Or finish with a question to challenge your readers to make up their own minds!

9. Persuasive Language Make a choice of which side to argue for. Then, after you’ve found reasons for both, make a choice of which side you now agree with and write your conclusion.

10. Persuasive Language We are becoming too dependent on computers. Aliens have visited Earth. It should be illegal to sell junk food to children.

11. Share (not Cher)

12. Resources on Website If you don’t have access to the internet, please let us know and we will be happy to provide paper versions of all materials.

13. Follow up work... Persuade somebody to buy you chocolate, let you stay up later or play on a games console. Children you can do this too!