English lesson plans for Grade 9

9.3Writing a persuasive text:the water park proposalObjectivesGrade 9 curriculumstandards 9.4, 5.5Pre-writingResourcesWorksheet 9.3aOHT 9.3a• Write a persuasive letter from notes.• Link ideas with suitable connectives.• Use second conditionals in context.NetworkAs a continuation of the two previous lessons, introduce the proposal that somewater park developers want to build a new water park near the school. In pairs, getstudents to brainstorm advantages and disadvantages of this. Have students refer tothe last two lessons for ideas. Put a network like the one below on the board andget students to share their ideas and write them as notes on the board.EnvironmentJobslifeguards, waiters, salesassistants, office jobsGood• covers rubbish tips• new trees, parks, grass• wild life increasesShould weallow a waterpark?Bad• water shortages• people lose their land• old buildings destroyed• chemicals and pollutantsyoungpeoplestayCulture• inappropriate• only for touristsGuided writingTell students they are going to write a letter to their urban development council,supporting the idea of building a water park near the school. Their job is topersuade the councillors to build the park. Elicit from them the features of apersuasive text:• it should have an opening statement expressing the writer’s point of view;• there should be two or three arguments with evidence or examples to supportthe point of view;• a common objection should be stated but then refuted;• the conclusion should reinforce the point of view in the opening statement.Hand out worksheet 9.3a and get students to recognise the features of a persuasivetext through the category headings in the table. During steps 1–5 below, monitor,263 | English sample lessons | Grade 9 © Supreme Education Council 2004