Have your students begin their persuasive writing with a strong sentence starter.
These persuasive sentence starters will help to get your students… well, started! Set them out on the right track with these strong opening statements. Give your students a copy each for their books or display them around your classroom.
An editable version is available for you to add your own sentence starters.
Create and edit short imaginative, informative and persuasive written and/or multimodal texts for familiar audiences, using text structure appropriate to purpose, simple and compound sentences, noun groups and verb groups, topic- specific vocabulary, simple punctuation and common 2-syllable words
Identify the audience and purpose of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts through their use of language features and/or images
Plan, create, edit and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive written and multimodal texts, using visual features, appropriate form and layout, with ideas grouped in simple paragraphs, mostly correct tense, topic- specific vocabulary and correct spelling of most high-frequency and phonetic
Identify the characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, using visual features, relevant linked ideas, complex sentences, appropriate tense, synonyms and antonyms, correct spelling of multisyllabic words and simple punctuation
Explain characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
Plan, create, edit and publish written and multimodal texts whose purposes may be imaginative, informative and persuasive, developing ideas using visual features, text structure appropriate to the topic and purpose, text connectives, expanded noun groups, specialist and technical vocabulary, and pu
Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose...
Identify the audience and purpose of imaginative, informative and persuasive textsElaborationsidentifying the authorâs point of view on a topic and key words and images that seem intended to persuade listeners, viewers or readers to agree with t...
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print,and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purposeElaborationsusing pri...
Identify characteristic features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the textElaborationsdescribing the language which authors use to create imaginary worlds; how textual features such as headings, subheadings...
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language featuresElaborationsusing re...
Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the textElaborationsexplaining how the features of a text advocating community action, for example ...
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...
Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter
Plans, composes and reviews a range of texts that are more demanding in terms of topic, audience and language
Identifies and uses language forms and features in their own writing appropriate to a range of purposes, audiences and contexts
Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts
Create short imaginative, informative and persuasive texts using growing knowledge of text structures and language features for familiar and some less familiar audiences, selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features and selecting print and multimodal elements appropriate to the audience and purpose
Identify features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text, and understand how texts vary in complexity and technicality depending on the approach to the topic, the purpose and the intended audience
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts containing key information and supporting details for a widening range of audiences, demonstrating increasing control over text structures and language features
Analyse the text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience
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Hi there, can this resource be made into a banner for persuasive writing please? I really like the colour and font especially for upper primary.
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Is there any possibility of getting one of these for narratives/imaginative?
Hi Tahli, thanks for your message and request. I have found a couple of resources that may be helpful for you when focusing on narratives and imaginative writing. I hope that you find these useful: https://www.teachstarter.com/teaching-resource/narrative-sentence-starter-cards/ https://www.teachstarter.com/teaching-resource/imaginative-writing-stimulus-wheels/ If this is not exactly what you are looking for, please feel free to suggest it via the Changes & Updates tab above. Your request will be voted on by the community. Each week, our team creates the most popular request. If your request hits the top of the list, we’ll be happy to make it for you! Have a great day, Tahli.
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Is it possible to change the font on this one?
Hi Katelyn, Thank you for your comment. We have updated the font on this resource and it is available to download again now. Kind regards Jill
What a great resource to have on hand.