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KS3 English Year 8: Writing to Argue: Rhetoric and Viewpoint – Learn Guide

1. Purpose, audience and form: reading non-fiction like a writer Sample Lesson

1.1 Purpose, audience, form and register

1.2 Reading non-fiction like a writer

1.3 Practice: Purpose, audience and form

2. Ethos, pathos and logos: how arguments persuade

2.1 The three appeals

2.2 Pathos and getting the balance right

2.3 Practice: Ethos, pathos and logos

3. Rhetorical devices in action: analysing an editorial

3.1 The rhetorical toolkit

3.2 Analysing the effect of devices

3.3 Practice: Rhetorical devices in action

4. Building a line of argument: thesis, evidence and counter-argument

4.1 Thesis and evidence

4.2 Counter-argument and rebuttal

4.3 Practice: Building a line of argument

5. Cohesion: topic sentences and discourse markers

5.1 Topic sentences

5.2 Discourse markers and linking paragraphs

5.3 Practice: Cohesion

6. Formal letters and articles: conventions and register

6.1 Writing a formal letter

6.2 Articles and choosing the right register

6.3 Practice: Formal letters and articles

7. Drafting an argument and editing for impact

7.1 From plan to first draft

7.2 Editing for impact and accuracy

7.3 Practice: Drafting and editing

8. Bringing it together

8.1 Mixed retrieval

8.2 Unit challenge

1.3 Practice: Purpose, audience and form

KS3 English Year 8: Writing to Argue: Rhetoric and Viewpoint – Learn Guide
1. Purpose, audience and form: reading non-fiction like a writer
1.3 Practice: Purpose, audience and form

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