Persuasive Devices Worksheets Packet 1 | Modality Words | Persuasive Writing | Year 4 5 6

A persuasive devices worksheet packet focused on modality words - part of the Mini Monsters persuasive writing series. Students learn what high and low modality words are, why persuasive writers use them, and practise sorting, strengthening and softening statements of their own.

• Teaching page - what modality words are and why they persuade, with high and low modality word banks and response questions
• Cut and paste sort - sort statements into low and high modality columns
• Turn it up - rewrite low modality statements with high modality impact
• Tone it down - rewrite high modality statements with low modality impact
• Black and white printable, ink friendly

What exactly do I get?

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

Is there an answer key?

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

Which year levels is this suitable for?

Years 4 to 6 Australian classrooms, to open your persuasive writing unit with the device students reach for first. Pairs with Packet 2 (statistics) 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.