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Approach:  Station Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:  Persuasive writing.
Resources: None.
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Questions/instructions:
Imagine there is something you would really like for your birthday as a special treat.
You think your parents might not be so keen for you to have what you would really like.
What would you like?
Write down what you would say to your parents to get them to agree with you. Try to give at least 3 good reasons.


% responses
y4
y8
Number of distinctly different reasons:
4 or more
2
10
 
3
27
47
2
35
26
1
27
14
0
9
3
Overall strength of argument:
very persuasive
5
17
 
quite persuasive
19
35
a little persuasive
53
38
not persuasive
23
10
Total score:
6–7
6
20
4–5
28
44
2–3
46
27
0–1
20
9

Commentary:
No commentary.

YEAR 4 – HIGH RANGE:

tape and C.D player:
So I can listen to c.ds in my room.
• So I can dance in my room instead of in the living room.
• So if I want to [listen to] c.ds I don’t have to go all the way downstairs to listen to it.

A new bicycle:
1. My old bike is getting to small.
2. I need a new one because I use my bike a lot and it is getting worn out.
3. My old one’s wheels keep going down and I always have to pump them up.
 
YEAR 4 – MID RANGE:
computer:
becaus I have not play on one for 3 years.cause I want one.I need one for my homwork
Trans-former:
1. You don’t know how much it means to me.
2. I have been wanting one for a long long long time.
3. Because they have cool colours and they can do more than 1 thing.
YEAR 8 – HIGH RANGE:

The internet:
“Can we get the internet. It has lots of good education on it, you and dad can use it for school research. We can look at our e-mails @ or [our] own house. We can talk to our friends on MSN. All the familly will be careful not to give out our name of address and we will not spend all day on it, so what do you think,” I said hopefully
Mum replied…

Trip over seas:
Mum and Dad for my B Day I would really like a trip to Australia to the Gold Coast. I could go see Haley and Kimberley. Me and Bevan wouldn’t fight. Please! Please! You said you would always try and take us over there before we moved out. I wouldn’t spend much I promise. Please! Please! I won’t ask for anything else. Please Mum and Dad Please!
 
YEAR 8 – MID RANGE:
Pogostick:
1. That I would have heaps of fun
2. I could keep it forever
3. I would enjoy it4. Me & my friend would have fun. (If my friend came for the day or the night)
A Go-Pead:
1. Dear Mum and DadCould I please have a go-pead for my birthday. I’ve been realy good.
2. Dear Mum and DadAll the people in my class have a go-pead why cant I have one. PS Please can I have one.
3. Dear Mum and DadCould I please Have a go-pead for my birthday I could get around faster.
 
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