Download notebook lesson to illustrate that author purpose and audience are linked.

What is the purpose of the ad? Will it appeal to its audience and why?

How is this ad different to the one above? How has it been modified for its different audience?

Wow! Watch this young girl give a powerful address to the UN, on the issue of environment. What makes her so persuasive?

Use Behind the News stories to build students' field knowledge.

Flash quiz demonstrating how to expand on an idea.

"Using these appropriately will gain you marks"

Download Notebook lesson from this link. Explores the concept of modality – the degree of assertiveness of words.

Nice little prezi all about persuasion. Includes "A Forest" pneumonic for persuasive devices.

This is a google doc and the link won't work. Email me, (icon in the top right hand corner), for a copy.

Download notebook lesson to show students how to use persuasive techniques in their writing. Some U.S specific content.

Persuasive techniques. Match each term with its meaning. Three levels - beginner, intermediate, advanced.

Put this list up on your IWB and discuss them with your kids. Add more words and phrases.

Kwikguide from Englishbiz - best for Stage 3

Sample search on the SMART Exchange website. Notebook lessons for download.

Stage 3 and above. Word play and puzzles. Highly addictive! Site adjusts to player level.

Teaching and developing vocabulary

Use this interactive resource to expand vocabulary.

Dozens of quick games and activities to support the development of vocabulary.

From Tesol tasks in general writing tab

Not found in digital format yet. Email me (icon top right corner) for a copy.

Turbo charge your vocabulary. Site "makes learning new words a whole lot of fun."

Excellent little idea to encourage children's interest in words

Great little book to read to your class.

Background information for teachers.

Background information for teachers.

Sample script highlighting numerous cohesive devices.

Youtube clip with irritating sound track! Turn off the sound and pause to explain points made. Stage 3.

14 resources to teach about joining sentences. Resource shared by K McKay.

Links to many resources for the teaching of connectives. K-3. Shared by K McKay.

Download notebook lesson to demonstrate how to write a paragraph.

Sample search on the SMART Exchange website. Lessons for download.

From Tesol tasks in general writing tab.

Download notebook lesson. Contains a review of compound sentences followed by an introduction to and manipulation of complex sen

Download notebook lesson. "An interactive, lesson and set of activities for students to practice avoiding run on sentences.

Quiz to help children recognise sentence fragments.

Fun flash activity.

Fabulous, interactive grammar site. Contains 365 interactive grammar quizzes, eight games, and twelve extended activities.

as above.

Download notebook lesson. Students identify and use apostrophe rules for contractions and in singular & plural possessive nouns.

Fast, fun activities.

Download notebook lesson. "Learn how to use commas, semicolons and colons correctly in a sentence."

Could be used on the IWB while kids are writing. Children could come out and flip to the letter they want.

Download this interactive whiteboard application for spelling. Link has short video demonstration.

Enter word lists. This site will use the list to teach and test the list as well as create interactive games. Fully customisable

Fun spelling game. Unique and highly engaging.

Contains lists of simple, common, difficult and challenging words. Display them on your IWB and discuss them with your kids.

FANTASTIC, FABULOUS resource designed for use in Edmodo. A big thumbs up for this one!

Kids make a bookmark with writing prompts.

Great little interactive - helps kids assess their own writing.

Another example

A third, more sophisticated example.

A collection of excellent resources to support explicit teaching of persuasive texts. Stage 3 & above.

40+ sites and resources for the teaching of exposition.

Ideas to develop persuasive writing skills.

47 results from a search using the term 'persuasive' on the ReadWriteThink website.

Among other things, look at ways in which language is used to convince an audience or reinforce a position.

List of books, most often tagged, "persuasive".

Display these prompts on the IWB while kids are writing.

Consice article - teachers could use parts of it for explicit instruction. Best for Stage 3.

Jenny Eather's excellent site. Most useful for teaching Text Structure.

Excellent notebook lesson - Persuasive Writing. Download from this link.

Writing comprehension resource suitable for Yrs 2-6. Focuses on 8 strategies

Designed for 7-10, Specifically looks at using ideas, persuasive & cohesive devices.

Website of the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority.

K-12 QT of literacy - explicit, systematic, balanced and integrated.

Links to publications, policy, professional learning packages.

Digital version

Digital version

Information and resources for Naplan.

for 2011

Link to download all QT documents.

Excellent overview

"Supporting schools and staff to improve learning outcomes for all students in the State"