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Good morning. In this third evaluation we're going to look at argumentative writing tasks.

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We're going to focus specifically on persuasive tasks.

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Remember that this task, the writing task, is 20% of your final mark.

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So what exactly will we be asking you to produce?

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Well, you have to show us that you're able to produce an original text with your own ideas

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and ideas that you've researched and put in your own words,

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that these texts are clearly organised and coherent, that they make sense as I read your ideas,

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that you have planned previously, that you have shown the ability to redraft your work, to improve it.

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As I said, your ideas have to be coherent.

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And it's really important that you remember that this is a persuasive piece of writing

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and that is your purpose, to persuade the reader to share your opinion.

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So, your basic knowledge that you have to put into action here.

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Well, you have to write a text, a persuasive text.

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It has to be well organised, clear paragraphs.

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You have to show that you've researched and referenced.

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In other words, you can copy ideas but you have to put them in your own words.

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I will show you how to look for information on the internet in another video.

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Before you actually write down anything, obviously, you have to plan your ideas out,

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the language, the linkers that you're going to use.

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You have to show the reader, in this case me, that your ideas are relevant and that they make sense.

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And obviously, you have to take care with your grammar and your spelling.

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Always remember the purpose, which is to persuade the reader to share your opinion.

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So, you obviously have to make it clear the opinion that you're going to argue, to defend.

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You will need, for this writing task, access to the internet.

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I know that most of you use your mobile phones.

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And then, towards the end of the task, you have to write your text on Canva or a Word document.

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So, in the next few lessons, we will be reviewing the vocab and the grammar that you will need for this writing.

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We're going to look at the difference between fact and opinion

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and the importance of topic sentences and supporting data.

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And I'm going to be asking you to use three types of supporting data.

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I'll show you a model of a persuasive text.

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And then you will be working with a partner to do a pair writing,

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in which you will plan, research, draft and redraft your work.

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And, hopefully, there will be enough time for a peer and self-evaluation of your work before you hand it in.

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The rubric, well, I've got the rubric a little bit further down,

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but I'm going to be asking you, basically, to show me that you can write a persuasive text,

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that you can organise and structure your ideas clearly,

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that you can use grammar correctly and the appropriate words for the text,

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the topic that you will be writing about,

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that your spelling and your punctuation are correct,

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and that you have referenced, used a bibliography, basically,

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to show where your sources have come from.

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And that's it. Thank you very much.