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Persuasive Texts - Stage 1: Videos and Clips

Clickview: Disney 'Tangled' persuasive song

This clip from Clickview has been created to capture the scene where Rapunzel's mother, Gothel, attempts to persuade her to stay in her tower.  it would make a good writing prompt and demonstrates providing multiple arguments.

Writing a persuasive opinion paragraph

This video (uploaded to YouTube by subscriber Becca Aaker) uses the OREO method to teach young students how to write a persuasive opinion paragraph. It is appropriate for use for both Year 1 and Year 2 students.

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3 min, 11 sec

Fact or Opinion

Persuasive texts use a combination of facts and opinions. This video (uploaded to YouTube by subscriber 'Teaching without Frills') explains the difference between fact and opinion.

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2 mins, 11 sec

Clickview: Minilesson Persuasive Writing

This video from Clickview outlines what it means to be persuasive and gives examples of everyday ways in which students are persuasive. It highlights the type of language used in persuasive texts and looks advertising as the most common type of persuasive text.

2 minutes, 43 seconds