Persuasive writing HV2 - lesson 5

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Lesson 5

In class today:

Frequently made mistakes

Persuasive writing

Writing vocabulary

Writing project planner

Week 2: introduction to persuasive writing

Week 3: Writing arguments

Week 4: Formative writing task

Week 5: Writing vocabulary test

Week 6: Writing arguments - repetition

Week 7: Persuasive writing test

What are some common mistakes made in writing?

Frequently made mistakes

I (ik) is always capitalized!

Its without ' means something different than it's (also don't & that's).

Never use Dutch words.

Dunglish - you can't translate a sentence word for word from Dutch

Interpunction: Exclamation marks, question marks, points and commas.

Frequently made mistakes examples

Capital Letters:

When you talk about "ik", "i" is wrong, it is always “I” 

Days of the week, months : Monday, Tuesday, August, October

Names of places: Hilversum, London, New York

Frequently made mistakes examples

There/their/they’re

There betekent DAAR

Their is het bezittelijk voornaamwoord bij they (their bike/their house)

They’re is de samentrekking van they are en betekent zij zijn

Where/were

Where betekent waar (locatie)

Were is de verledentijd van to be

Do not use: I want instead use I would like

Other frequently made mistakes

where – were – we’re

a/an

they, their, they're

then / than

boy's / boys

its / it's

 too, two of to

you're / your

Assignment 1

On the next few slides you will see a sentence with a mistake. Answer what the mistake is in the sentence.

I believe you're opinion.

1. I should be lower case.
2. You're should be capitalized.
3. You're should be your.
4. The point should be a comma.

where will your father pick us up?

1. The question mark should be a point.
2. Father should be capitalized.
3. Your should be you're.
4. Where should be capitalized.

Assignment 2

In the next few slides you have sentences with mistakes. Write down the correct way to write the sentence. 

I moved to paris 5 year's ago

on wednesday's we where pink.

Assignment 3:

Practice persuasive writing

On the next slide we have a statement you either agree or don't agree with. Write down your opinion and support it with an argument. Try to not make any of the mistakes we discussed today. 

Homework should be banned from schools.
Write your opinion using an argument:

Next lesson

Formative writing task - Tomorrow

Checked like a test, feedback from teacher to help practice for the test.