Persuasive Devices Worksheets Packet 2 | Statistics | Persuasive Writing | Year 4 5 6

A persuasive devices worksheet packet focused on statistics - part of the Mini Monsters persuasive writing series. Students learn how statistics back up a point of view, why factual sounding data is so convincing, and practise spotting, matching and writing persuasive statistics of their own.

• Teaching page - what statistics are as a persuasive device and why they work, with a worked example and response questions
• Cut and paste sort - match each statistic to the argument it backs up
• Make up a statistic - students invent a convincing statistic to support each argument
• Supporting statistics - students write as many supporting statistics as they can for each argument
• Quiz Time - six questions to finish the unit and check understanding
• Black and white printable, ink friendly

What exactly do I get?

A cover page, a teaching page, four practice activity pages, a quiz, and an answer page for every activity including the quiz, plus a credits and terms of use page. Thirteen pages in total.

Is there an answer key?

Yes. Every activity and the quiz has its own answer page, with marking guidance for the open ended tasks so anything reasonable is easy to accept.

Which year levels is this suitable for?

Years 4 to 6 Australian classrooms, to support your persuasive writing unit and cover statistics as a strategy. Pairs with Packet 1 (modality words) in the same series.

Is this aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9.0?

Yes. It supports the creating texts strand across Years 4 to 6 - for example AC9E5LY06, planning, creating, editing and publishing texts whose purposes include persuading - by giving students the devices their persuasive writing needs.

How do I use these?

Whole class modelled lessons, independent practice during your persuasive writing unit, writing rotations, homework, or a quick revision set before NAPLAN style persuasive tasks.

All worksheets are original Mini Monsters artwork and layouts. The credits and terms of use page lists the clipart and font creators used in this product.