Persuasive Writing KS2 – ‘Eating Insects’ Topic in 5 Lessons

This 43-page download contains plans and resources for a series of five lessons centred on a unique ‘writing for a purpose’ activity – convincing a teacher to eat insects!

The lessons in this pack aim to give children the opportunity to rehearse persuasive arguments and create a piece of persuasive writing via a series of distinct stages. The lesson order and included resources are as follows:

• Lesson 1 - Introduction
  Resources used – entomophagy question sheets, entomophagy thinking cards, ‘Bug Question’ thinking cards with answers for staff use
• Lesson 2 - Plan
  Resources used – entomophagy vocabulary sheets, entomophagy writing plan
• Lesson 3 - Debate
• Lesson 4 - Writing
• Lesson 5 - Editing
  Resources used – Persuasive writing editing cards

Supplementary resources

• Entomophagy PowerPoint presentation (including interactive quiz on insect eating)
  
• Edible insects fact sheet
  
• Entomphagy fact sheet
• Maths mental starter cards
• Packet of edible insects (optional…)

National Curriculum English programme of study links

Pupils should be taught to develop positive attitudes towards, and stamina for writing by, writing for different purposes.

This resource is part of the Effective Writing collection.
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• 5 lesson plans on persuasive writing
• PowerPoint – an introduction to entomophagy (the eating of insects) including a quiz
• 6 question cards to prompt discussion about entomophagy
• 6 question prompt cards with answers
• 1 research prompt card to support children in researching the eating of insects
• 1 research card with answers
• Entomophagy vocabulary – 11 technical words and their definitions for children to use in their writing
• Edible insects fact sheet
• Persuasive writing planning worksheet
• Persuasive writing editing cards