Description
***This session is part of the “Writing for Secondary Students (Bundle)” course. Do not purchase this session if you have purchased the bundle.***
This workshop will focus on enhancing the development of written language in high school aged
students across two expository genres – persuasive and interpretative.
Participants will learn about the macrostructure of different text types, so they can teach students the
formulas for writing these text types.
Introduction (LAM)
• Lead in
• Answer the question
• Provide a Menu
Body Paragraphs (TEXR)
• Topic sentence
• Explanation
• eXample
• Round off
Conclusion (AML)
• Answer the question,
• Provide a Menu,
• Lead out
Participants will also be introduced to the microstructures of each written genre.
Within the two expository genres, the focus will be on a variety of language devices used to deliver
imagery, power, specificity, emphasis, emotion and persuasion with the inclusion of:
• repetition
• word choice
• rhetorical questions
• call to action
• point of view
• figurative language
• personification
• alliteration
3 PD Points
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