Tuesday 3rd November 2020

LO: LO: to use persuasive language. https://www.ukparliamentweek.org/en/resources/video-teach-uk- /

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The UK Parliament is the place where Members of Parliament (MPs) meet to make decisions and pass laws. Parliament makes sure that the government are running the country properly.

The UK Parliament is made up of the Queen, the and the House of Commons. The UK Parliament

England is the only country in the UK which does not have its own Parliament.

Scotland has the , Northern Ireland has the Northern Ireland Assembly and Wales has the Welsh Assembly.

The UK Parliament keeps control of foreign affairs and defence though. Houses of Parliament

The clock tower is one of London’s most famous landmarks and is nicknamed Big Ben.

The House of Lords and the House of Commons meet in the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen is the head of state.

The Queen opens parliament each year, but because Britain has a constitutional monarchy it means the Queen does not exercise any political power. House of Lords

The Peers meet in the southern part of the .

The House of Lords is where peers meet. They check that new laws are fair.

Each member has either inherited a family title or has been given a title to recognise their good work in a certain area. House of Commons

The Members meet in the northern part of the Palace of Westminster.

The House of Commons is where the Members of Parliament (MPs) meet. Each MP has been elected by the people in their constituency (local area). Most MPs belongs to a political party, although a very small number are independent. Elections

Every 5 years, a general election is called by the Prime Minister. In the UK, each adult can vote for a politician in their constituency (local area) to represent them in the House of Commons.

The majority of politicians belong to a political party.

The political party which wins the majority of the seats forms the government. The leader of that political party becomes the Prime Minister. The Government

The Government is led by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister belongs to the political party with the majority of the seats.

The Prime Minister chooses their team of ministers from their party to lead the work on important areas of the country's business, such as trade and education.

These ministers are called the Cabinet and help the Prime Minister to run the country. Every week, both Houses debate a range of important issues that can affect our lives. Debates are formal discussions where members share different and opposing opinions on a specific topic or idea.

Debates in the UK Parliament can focus on issues that affect local communities, the UK as a whole or international issues, which can impact on our whole global community.

If your school is planning a debate during UK Parliament Week…

Just like members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, during UK Parliament Week you may take part in a debate. You’ll need to think about the issues that are important to you, justify your opinion and listen to opposing points of view.

What issues are important to you? What issues would you like to debate during UK Parliament Week? The environment, pollution, crime, education or something important to your local area. You’ll have the chance to ask questions, challenge and influence the people that represent you. Perhaps that’s your head teacher or the school council. What questions would you like to ask them? You school may hold an election. Voting is a way to make decisions as a group. It’s how people across the UK decide who will represent their local area (a constituency) in the House of Commons. The person with the most votes in a general election becomes the MP for the area. Have you ever voted before? How did you decide how to vote? An important thing to remember this UK Parliament Week is to have your say on the issue that are important to you. So tune in, speak up and take part!

UK Parliament Week provides an opportunity to learn how things work and how you can get involved on issues that matter to you.

Persuasive language

When taking part in a debate people will usually use persuasive techniques to try and make people agree with them.

What is persuasive language? Discuss with your partner. What persuasive techniques have you used before? Persuasive Devices A lliteration F acts Opinions R epetition (& R hetorical Questions) E motive Language (& E xaggeration) S tatistics T hree (rule of) Alliteration

Alliteration is the stylistic device of using a series of words that begin with the same sound.

Walking wombats wobble.

A particularly perfect pizza! Facts

A fact is something which is truthful and can be proven. Facts can be used to support a point being made.

A triangle has three straight sides. FACT

Cats have whiskers. FACT

People need water to survive. FACT Facts

An opinion is someone’s point of view of/about something that is not based on fact or knowledge.

A triangle has three straight sides. FACT Triangles are easy to draw. OPINION

Cats have whiskers. FACT Cats are cute. OPINION

People need water to survive. FACT You need to drink 2-3 litres of water each day to survive. OPINION Facts and Opinions

Discuss and list the facts and opinions relating to the pictures. Repetition

To repeat the same thing more than once. This can be done by repeating the words or sentence in the same way:

Cats are the best! They make great pets and are very friendly, cats are the best.

or

the meaning can be retained but stated in a different way using the same words:

Cats are the best! They make great pets and are very friendly. You should choose a cat because they make the best pets. Rhetorical Questions

A rhetorical question is one that does not require an answer.

Can you really afford to ignore this warning?

$1 Will you let this bargain pass you by?

How will you ever forgive yourself if you don’t buy this product? Emotive Language

Sometimes writers deliberately choose words to be emotive.

Emotive language means words that create an emotion in the reader.

How does this make you feel? What are the emotive words?

After Christmas every year, there are thousands of abandoned puppies left to wander the streets, scared and alone.

Only your support can rescue them. Exaggeration

A statement/information that is untrue or over the top.

I could eat a horse I’m that hungry!

I will explode if I am asked to do that again!

The motorbike travelled faster than the speed of light. Statistics

Factual data used to convince the reader.

95% of people agreed it was the best pizza they had ever tasted.

85% of children believe homework should be abolished.

What data could you use if you were trying to persuade people to eat healthily? Three (rule of)

It is believed that a person is more likely to remember things if they are grouped in three.

“Stop,“Stop, looklook andandand listenlistenlisten whenwhenwhenwhen crossingcrossingcrossingcrossing the thethethe road.”road.”road.”road.” 1 2 3

When using this in persuasive writing choose an order so the word having the biggest impact is at the end.

Twinkl chocolate is smooth,smooth, velvetyvelvety andandand tastestastestastes divine!divine! divine!divine! 1 2 3 Wednesday 4th November 2020 LO: to plan a persuasive letter. Today we are going to be planning a persuasive letter to our Prime Minister. We are going to discuss whether we think the UK should be put into another lockdown due to COVID 19. Think of the arguments for and against this.

Reasons for a lockdown…..

Reasons against a lockdown….

Write them down on your whiteboards. Reasons for a lockdown….

• Stopping the spread of the virus and saving lives. • Spending time quality time with your family at home. • More time for hobbies. • Helping NHS so it doesn’t get overcrowded and unmanageable. • Protecting vulnerable people. • Drop in pollution rates – E.g not many cars on the roads. Reasons against lockdown…

• Many people will lose their jobs due to businesses not being able to make money. • The economy will start to decline. • Peoples mental health will suffer. • Loneliness – people living alone won’t be able to see family or friends,. • People will lose their freedom • Children’s education will suffer if schools are closed down. What is your opinion?

Choose whether you are for or against a lockdown happening. In class today, we are going to have a debate like in the houses of parliament.

You are going to use the reasons you have thought of to debate with the opposing party. Thursday 5th November 2020 LO: to write a persuasive letter.

Today we are going to write our persuasive letter using the techniques we have already looked at. • Rhetorical questions • List of 3 • Emotive language • Facts/statistics • Hyperbole • Repetition • Opinion

Now it’s your turn…… You are writing to the Prime Minister to persuade him to either impose a lockdown or not. Friday 6th November 2020 LO: to write a manifesto. What is a general election? Why do we have them? What is a manifesto? General Election

• People vote for the party who share the same views and ideas as they do.

• Parties want people to vote for them.

What parties do you know?

How does a party let people know what their views and ideas are ?

SC: I can use rhetorical questions and persuasive language.

I can use bullet point statements.

I know that election leaflets need to grab your attention. Manifesto Each political party has their own ideas about things that are important. They may want to make changes to things like: ? ? Each party produces a manifesto? of their views, opinions and what they will do or change. It hopes to persuade people their ideas are best so they will vote for them! Now it’s your turn

Education Health Environment What do you think is important? What would youShould do? the Should it be free or Should you have to environment be should you have to pay for health protected? pay? care?

How long should a Should more Should re-usable school day last? money be spent on energy (solar, wind) health? be more available? What should be taught at school? Arts Jobs Should more money Travel/Roads be spent on schools? Police/Crime Europe What type of language could we use in our manifestos? Use these for your ideas…

Write your own manifesto

Think of a name for your political party and what it stands for. Which issues in the world do you want to help change? E,g deforestation, homelessness, education etc. You are going to think of three main ideas you would like to help change if you were the Prime Minister.

How are you going to get people to vote for you?