1. This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Discussion writing Key ring Subject:English Age groups:8 – 11, 12 – 14, 15 – 16, 17 - 18 Topic:Non-fiction writing EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2014 Source | This resource was originally developed by Charlotte Hurley and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.

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3. Examples of main types and forms : Leaflet giving a balanced point of view on an issue News or magazine article Write up of a debate Non-fiction book on an issue Purpose : To present the case for more than one point of view on an issue

4. Discussion graphic organiser For Against conclusion For Against

5. Discussion graphic organiser for against conclusion

6. Discussion Words and phrases to collect for writing Connectives to add additional ideas and views, e.g. ‘the first reason’, ‘also’, ‘furthermore’, ‘in addition’… Connectives to introduce additional viewpoints e.g. ‘however’, ‘on the other hand’… Connectives that help to conclude, e.g. ‘in conclusion’, ‘after considering both sides’, ‘having looked at all the arguments’… Facts and statistics to support the argument Emotive language e.g. powerful adjectives Rhetorical questions

7. can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, would… Could you imagine a world without tigers? can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, would… Could you imagine a world without tigers? Modal verbs

8.  This might be because…  One possible explanation could be…  It could be argued that…  It may be that… …possibly… …probably…  This might be because…  One possible explanation could be…  It could be argued that…  It may be that… …possibly… …probably… Conditional language

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