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Discussion Writing – KS2 English Unit for Year 5 and 6

Support your pupils in developing the skills to write effective arguments and balanced discussions with this complete upper KS2 resource. This 60-slide PowerPoint and 16-page worksheet pack is designed to guide learners through reading, analysing, and writing persuasive and discussion texts using a range of sophisticated techniques.

This editable unit includes:

• Clear guidance on persuasive and discussion writing

• Opportunities to identify bias, rhetorical devices, and argument structure

• Activities exploring how to adapt writing for different audiences and purposes

• Sentence warm-up starters and modelling examples

• Step-by-step planning and research tasks

• Techniques including rhetorical questions, abstract nouns, and weasel words

• Group and independent writing opportunities

• Links to real-world issues and cross-curricular themes (science, citizenship)

Pupils will practise presenting different viewpoints, structuring balanced arguments, and writing with clarity, evidence and purpose. Ideal for class debates, SPaG focus lessons, and cross-curricular writing.

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