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Good morning. Today we're going to look at a model of a persuasive text.

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It's a model because there are many aspects in this text which I hope you will use in your own article.

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It's not perfect, but I hope that as a model you will find it useful.

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The article is about schools and their involvement in environmental issues.

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So to begin with, I'm going to read the article and then we will analyse it step by step.

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Here we go.

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Should schools find ways to be more actively involved in environmental issues?

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Climate change isn't going away, so how can we make a difference?

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Schools should be actively involved in environmental issues.

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Two areas where schools can promote eco-friendly awareness are cross-curricular work and recycling.

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To begin with, schools should be involved in environmental issues by doing cross-curricular work because it is the law.

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The National Curriculum states that schools have to be involved in environmental issues by doing cross-curricular work.

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For example, the head at Montserrat Caballé explained that a plot of land can be used to grow vegetables in biology and students learn the vocabulary in English.

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Schools should find ways to be more actively involved in environmental issues by recycling.

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It is a fact that when schools ask students to put their rubbish into recycling bins, they do it.

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As proof, in our school 90% of students who see a recycling bin use it.

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In conclusion, I believe all schools should teach students the dangers of not protecting our world.

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I help my grandparents with their allotment, I recycle all my waste and, if possible, I reuse glass jars to store my pens.

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This is the text, this is the article. We're now going to analyse this article.

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It's very important that you begin with planning paragraphs 2 and 3 and leave the introduction and the conclusion to the end because that's really the easiest part.

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You need to know how your essay, how your article in this case, is shaping out so that you then write the introduction and the conclusion.

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Let's look at paragraph 2. The first aspect I want to draw your attention to is that this paragraph has a fact and supporting data.

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I mentioned that it is the law and that the national curriculum states that schools have to be involved in environmental issues. That was the fact.

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And then I provide the supporting data or the evidence. The head at Montserrat Caballé explained that a plot of land is used.

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The supporting evidence that I used here was an expert.

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If you then look at paragraph 3, we have another fact. When students are asked to put their rubbish in recycling bins, they do it.

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And the supporting data or the evidence is that 90% of students in our school recycle if they see a recycling bin.

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Another thing I'd like to draw your attention to is try to use supporting data which is varied. Try not to use the same.

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We've spoken about reliable sources, statistics and an expert.

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And as you can see in this essay, we have an expert and a statistic. So that's what we would like you to do.

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I'd also like to draw your attention to the fact that paragraph 2 begins by referring to the title and then introducing the topic, which is cross-curricular work.

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And paragraph 3 also begins by referring to the title again and introducing the topic, which was recycling.

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Some students will say, but we're repeating ourselves at the beginning of paragraph 2 and 3.

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It would be nice to paraphrase the words that you use, but it's really important to refer to the title so that you don't stray and talk about something that's off task, that isn't what you're being asked to do.

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And this is why it's very important at the beginning of paragraphs 2 and 3 to go back to that title and explain to the reader, this is what I'm talking about and this is the next fact I'm going to introduce.

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Okay, so now that we've looked at paragraphs 2 and 3, I'd like to focus on the introduction.

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Now, there are three parts to the introduction. First of all, either refer to a future implication or ask the reader a question that is about the topic you're going to talk about.

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So here I've said climate change isn't going away. How can we make a difference? In my case, I chose to ask the reader a question.

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The second thing you have to do in your introduction is to state your thesis or your claim. Make it clear which position you're on, which side you're on.

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So I say schools should be actively involved. And then the last thing that you do in the introduction is present the two topics you're going to talk about.

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In my case, it was cross-curricular work between subjects and recycling.

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And finally, your conclusion should have two parts as well. This is the moment where you state your opinion. Up until now, you want to present facts to persuade the reader.

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You don't really want to express your opinion in a blunt way. You're doing it subtly. And this is the moment where you do express in the conclusion the opinion that you hold.

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And hopefully, you will then give reasons to make it more convincing. I've used the magic three, the rhetorical device of repetition for effect.

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And I mentioned that I help my grandparents. I recycle. I reuse products. And that's the conclusion.

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So in summary, we will be asking you to write an article. Your article has to have a title. The introduction will hopefully have three parts.

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Future implication, or you ask the reader a question, explain your position regarding the title, your claim, and explain the two areas that you will focus on, topic one and topic two.

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Paragraph two should also have three parts. Begin by linking the question to topic one, then state your fact, and then you can use a linker like, for example, and you provide your evidence.

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In fact, you can begin this paragraph with, to begin with. You can also use other linkers. Okay, this is just to help you.

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Paragraph three, I use the linker moreover. Then I introduce topic two. I'm actually going to put that there. Okay, I can't do it.

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And then you produce the evidence. You can use a linker like as proof, for example, and your conclusion should then be the moment where you express your opinion in a more direct way to the reader and provide three examples, hopefully the magic three, three examples where you are justifying the opinion that you have.

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Thank you.