We Can Be We Can Be Heroes…Heroes…Persuasive WritingPersuasive WritingMonday 11Monday 11thth June June

Today’s Song: “Hero” by Chad Today’s Song: “Hero” by Chad Kroegar and Josey ScottKroegar and Josey Scott

It’s Marvel Team-Up It’s Marvel Team-Up TimeTime

In your groups, you In your groups, you are going to are going to brainstorm as many brainstorm as many superheroes as superheroes as possible and their possible and their superhero powers. superhero powers.

I’m going to give you I’m going to give you flipchart paper and flipchart paper and coloured pencils to coloured pencils to do this so be as do this so be as creative as possible!creative as possible!

My Caped CrusaderMy Caped Crusader

I’m a HUGE I’m a HUGE Batman fan and Batman fan and could talk forever could talk forever on why he’s on why he’s awesome.awesome.

Cool gadgets, dark Cool gadgets, dark costume, gothic costume, gothic traits, wicked traits, wicked sidekicks, evil sidekicks, evil villains, great lair, a villains, great lair, a kindly butler, BATS!kindly butler, BATS!

Who’s Your Hero?Who’s Your Hero?

Think about yourThink about yourfavourite superhero.favourite superhero.

They can be from a They can be from a comic, a TV show, a comic, a TV show, a film or even a game.film or even a game.

What makes them What makes them so amazing?so amazing?

Victory!Victory!

You have 3 minutes You have 3 minutes to convince the to convince the person next to you person next to you that your hero is that your hero is better than theirs.better than theirs.

Link back to Link back to victories and victories and successes your successes your hero has had (if hero has had (if you know any!). you know any!).

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Tuesday 12Tuesday 12thth June June

Today’s Song: “Heroes” by David Today’s Song: “Heroes” by David BowieBowie

Any Favourite Villains?Any Favourite Villains?

Sometimes villains can be Sometimes villains can be just as interesting as the just as interesting as the heroes they are trying to heroes they are trying to defeat.defeat.

Any favourites?Any favourites? Try to remember what Try to remember what

their powers/strengths their powers/strengths have been and how they have been and how they used them to their used them to their advantage.advantage.

3 minutes for this. GO 3 minutes for this. GO FOR IT!FOR IT!

Some Heroes Can be Pretty Some Heroes Can be Pretty PersuasivePersuasive

Time to learn some Time to learn some mind-control. We mind-control. We are going to learn are going to learn some persuasive some persuasive techniques to help techniques to help hone our hone our superhero superhero (English) skills.(English) skills.

Alliteration - to repeat a consonant SOUND at the beginning of a series of words to create an

effect or emphasise an idea.Facts - to present evidence that can be proved

and tested to make your argument more convincing

Opinions - to present ideas that cannot be proved but that reflect the strong feelings of

many peopleRepetition - to repeat a word or phrase to

emphasise an idea

Rhetorical Questions - A question that does not need or expect an answer, used to

engage the readerEmotive Language - to use language to deliberately stir up positive or negative

emotions in the reader.Statistics - use numbers, percentages or

other numerical data used to support an ideaThree (Rule of) - Grouping 3 linked

comments together to emphasise an idea

Your Mission…Your Mission…

Decide on what you Decide on what you think would be the think would be the best superpower to best superpower to have if you were a have if you were a hero.hero.

You are going to You are going to write an essay on write an essay on this topic, using your this topic, using your newly-discovered newly-discovered persuasive powers!persuasive powers!

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Wednesday 13th JuneWednesday 13th JuneToday’s Song: “When We Stand Today’s Song: “When We Stand

Together” by NickelbackTogether” by Nickelback

Justify Your PowerJustify Your Power On your post-it, you are On your post-it, you are

going to scribble down going to scribble down the following things:the following things:

What your power isWhat your power is How you would use it in How you would use it in

day-to-day life.day-to-day life. How it could How it could

change/save the worldchange/save the world What you would do for What you would do for

funfun How your power could How your power could

let you down. let you down.

Plan of Attack?Plan of Attack?

IntroductionIntroduction Introduce the topic of Introduce the topic of

superheroes. superheroes. Mention a few of you Mention a few of you favourites and what favourites and what you admire about you admire about them and their them and their superpowers (only 2 superpowers (only 2 or 3 sentences!). or 3 sentences!). Choose your ideal Choose your ideal superpower and superpower and introduce it.introduce it.

Writing a Super Writing a Super Introduction 1Introduction 1

Superheros are like totally amazin. I love Superheros are like totally amazin. I love them and they are cool. I wish I could fly.them and they are cool. I wish I could fly.

Writing a Super Writing a Super Introduction 2Introduction 2

As a child, I had a bit of an overactive As a child, I had a bit of an overactive imagination. This was probably due to the imagination. This was probably due to the great amount of superhero books, comics, TV great amount of superhero books, comics, TV shows and films I spent my days consuming. I shows and films I spent my days consuming. I was forever was forever wooshing wooshing down the stairs or down the stairs or kablamming kablamming across the garden. Batman was across the garden. Batman was my idol, along with the X-Men, and the more I my idol, along with the X-Men, and the more I watched and read, the more I wanted my own watched and read, the more I wanted my own heroic traits. With a dish towel tucked into the heroic traits. With a dish towel tucked into the back of my t-shirt, I would stand, hands on back of my t-shirt, I would stand, hands on hips, ready to take on the world and ready to hips, ready to take on the world and ready to kick enemy butt.kick enemy butt.

Writing a Super Writing a Super Introduction 3Introduction 3

Ask any of my friends and they’ll tell you Ask any of my friends and they’ll tell you that I’m a bit on the clumsy side. I’m that I’m a bit on the clumsy side. I’m forever bumping into desks, getting forever bumping into desks, getting annoying little cuts and stubbing my toe. annoying little cuts and stubbing my toe. Scratches, nicks and bruises often decorate Scratches, nicks and bruises often decorate my shins and elbows. But imagine if I was my shins and elbows. But imagine if I was like one of my heroes, Wolverine. I would like one of my heroes, Wolverine. I would never suffer the wrath of the wretched never suffer the wrath of the wretched paper cut ever again. Having super healing paper cut ever again. Having super healing powers would change my life!powers would change my life!

Plan of Attack?Plan of Attack? Paragraph 1:Paragraph 1: Give your first reason Give your first reason

for wanting this for wanting this superpower. How superpower. How would it make your would it make your daily life easier? daily life easier? Mention how another Mention how another superhero or villain superhero or villain uses it in their day to uses it in their day to day life. Would it day life. Would it change the way you change the way you do things?do things?

Plan of Attack?Plan of Attack? Paragraph 2:Paragraph 2: Detail your second Detail your second

reason for wanting this reason for wanting this power. How would you power. How would you use it to change the use it to change the world? Reference how world? Reference how other heroes use this other heroes use this power to help humanity power to help humanity and make this a better and make this a better place. What kind of place. What kind of hero would you be with hero would you be with this power?this power?

Plan of Attack?Plan of Attack? Paragraph 3:Paragraph 3: Highlight the more Highlight the more

light-hearted reasons light-hearted reasons for wishing for this for wishing for this gift. Would you use gift. Would you use your power for fun? your power for fun? What enjoyment What enjoyment would your would your superpower bring superpower bring you? Would it help you? Would it help you excel at a you excel at a hobby/school/ sports?hobby/school/ sports?

Plan of Attack?Plan of Attack?

Paragraph 4:Paragraph 4: Comment on the Comment on the

down side. What down side. What drawbacks would drawbacks would your power have? your power have? Would it cause any Would it cause any problems? How problems? How would you solve these would you solve these problems and how problems and how would you cope with would you cope with the bad sides of being the bad sides of being a hero?a hero?

Plan of Attack?Plan of Attack? Conclusion:Conclusion: Summarise your Summarise your

main reasons for main reasons for wanting to have this wanting to have this power. Pick one power. Pick one example that you example that you have mentioned in have mentioned in your essay that you your essay that you feel is the strongest feel is the strongest and explain how this and explain how this would change your would change your life and change the life and change the world!world!

Your Mission Will be a Your Mission Will be a Success If…Success If…

You persuade me into You persuade me into wanting your wanting your superpower!superpower!

You use your persuasive You use your persuasive powers to convince me.powers to convince me.

You use a variety of You use a variety of sentence structures, sentence structures, openers, connectives.openers, connectives.

You show me that you You show me that you have a wide vocabulary.have a wide vocabulary.

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Monday 18th JuneMonday 18th June

Today’s Song: “Ordinary” by Today’s Song: “Ordinary” by TrainTrain

Getting a Bit SelfishGetting a Bit Selfish

Try to think of a Try to think of a time when you’ve time when you’ve seen a hero using seen a hero using their powers only their powers only for their own good.for their own good.

Note this down on Note this down on your post-it.your post-it.

You’ve got 2 You’ve got 2 minutes!minutes!

Let’s Think About Let’s Think About SpidermanSpiderman

Everyday lifeEveryday life http://www.youtubhttp://www.youtub

e.com/watch?v=Ue.com/watch?v=UMzqvxXRXM4&feaMzqvxXRXM4&feature=relatedture=related

Being a HeroBeing a Hero http://www.youtubhttp://www.youtub

e.com/watch?v=16e.com/watch?v=16AwVWvjQhYAwVWvjQhY

Let’s See Those PowersLet’s See Those Powers

Now that we’ve discussed our essay plan Now that we’ve discussed our essay plan and we’ve had a look at how a hero uses and we’ve had a look at how a hero uses his powers, we can start writing!his powers, we can start writing!

Today’s the day to show off those Today’s the day to show off those persuasive techniques!persuasive techniques!

Remember, use evidence to back up your Remember, use evidence to back up your points. Tell me about times when you’ve points. Tell me about times when you’ve seen or read about heroes using their seen or read about heroes using their powers in the same way you would. That powers in the same way you would. That makes your argument even stronger.makes your argument even stronger.

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Tuesday 19th JuneTuesday 19th June

Today’s Song: “All Star” by Today’s Song: “All Star” by SmashmouthSmashmouth

Life Can Be Hard for Life Can Be Hard for HeroesHeroes

Strong heroes don’t mean to break things!Strong heroes don’t mean to break things! People might notice if you keep stopping People might notice if you keep stopping

time!time! Invisible people could spy on you for a joke!Invisible people could spy on you for a joke! You might pick up the wrong ideas!You might pick up the wrong ideas! Telekinetics might move the wrong thing!Telekinetics might move the wrong thing! Lasers might hurt someone!Lasers might hurt someone! You might turn evil!You might turn evil! Telepaths could hear what others think of Telepaths could hear what others think of

them!them!

Today is Going to be Today is Going to be tricky…tricky…

We have 5 people We have 5 people in the class who in the class who are in catch-up are in catch-up mode and 15 who mode and 15 who are in rush ahead are in rush ahead mode. So today, mode. So today, we are going to we are going to have a Marvel have a Marvel team-up to help team-up to help our holiday-ers our holiday-ers stay up to date.stay up to date.

Today is a Crazy Write-a-Today is a Crazy Write-a-Thon!Thon!

It would be great if It would be great if we could really blitz we could really blitz the writing today, the writing today, folks.folks.

I want everyone I want everyone finished their finished their introduction and first introduction and first paragraph (everyday paragraph (everyday life).life).

If these are not If these are not finished, they will be finished, they will be homework for homework for Wednesday!Wednesday!

Shall We Try Some Shall We Try Some Comic Books?Comic Books?

Right guys, wee challenge… A few Right guys, wee challenge… A few people in here said they didn’t people in here said they didn’t really like reading. Let’s fix that.really like reading. Let’s fix that.

Comic books are a great way to Comic books are a great way to get into reading and you can then get into reading and you can then move on to reading a whole book move on to reading a whole book of comics called a “graphic novel”.of comics called a “graphic novel”.

Of those of you in the class who Of those of you in the class who haven’t read a comic book before, haven’t read a comic book before, I think this week is the week to I think this week is the week to try.try.

I’ll bring some in on Friday and I I’ll bring some in on Friday and I want you guys to try to read some want you guys to try to read some online or in the library for then.online or in the library for then.