Year 5/6 Bulletin
Persuasive writing - Modality Words
Writing Trait: Word Choice
Learning Intention:To improve our knowledge of the power and importance of words when writing to persuade.
Learning experience overview:
In the previous lesson the students explored the structure of a debate and the various roles of each member of a debating team.
The students chose topics and focussed on generating ideas and recording them as a group.
This week we revisited ‘modality words’ and the impact they can have when trying to persuade or get a point across.
We generated a list of modality words and then sorted them into 3 groups.
Below is an example of some:
| Low Modality (weakest) | Medium Modality | High Modality (strongest) |
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Students then continued writing and editing their arguments, incorporating what they had learned about modality words, into their debate topic.
Examples of students work:
What you can do now (To continue the learning at home from this experience)
- Have discussions about language and the impact it can have
- Pick topics and try to persuade each other
- Using modality words, negotiate rules and expectations at home
Important information and key dates:
- Gala Day: Friday 31st March - Fawkner Park (Parent volunteers are required. Please let your child’s class teachers know or Mr Cracknell. Thank you to those who have already volunteered)
- Last assembly of the term - to be run by 5/6s (Thursday 5th April)