Persuasive Texts Year 3
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Persuasive Texts Year 3 develops students from recognising how a text influences an audience to independently planning, drafting, editing and publishing a supported argument. The sequence explicitly teaches purpose, audience and position; the structure of openings, reason-and-evidence paragraphs and conclusions; rhetorical questions; emotive language; modality; personal pronouns; facts, opinions and evidence; and TEEL paragraph construction.
The editable 20-slide presentation models each idea with age-appropriate school examples. Three colour hands-on resources let students sort techniques, rehearse oral arguments and sequence a TEEL paragraph. Six worksheet titles provide guided, core and extension practice with generous writing space. Students finish with the three-page A Greener Playground assessment and a five-level marking rubric. A 22-slide editable quiz supplies 10 checks for understanding followed by clear answer and explanation slides.
What's Included
Persuasive Texts editable PowerPoint presentation, 20 slides
Persuasive Texts Quiz editable PowerPoint, 22 slides
Unit plan PDF, 36 A4 pages
Display: Persuasive Power, 1 colour page
Display: TEEL Paragraph Path, 1 colour page
Activity: Persuasive Power Sort, 2 colour pages
Game: Convince Me! Persuasion Challenge, 2 colour pages
Activity: TEEL Paragraph Puzzle, 2 colour pages
Worksheet: Audience & Purpose Detective, 2 student pages and 2 answers
Worksheet: Spot the Persuasive Techniques, 2 student pages and 2 answers
Worksheet: Modality & Stronger Word Choices, 2 student pages and 2 answers
Worksheet: Facts, Opinions & Evidence, 2 student pages and 2 answers
Worksheet: Build a TEEL Paragraph, 2 student pages and 2 answers
Worksheet: Plan, Draft & Edit a Persuasive Text, 3 open-response pages
Assessment: A Greener Playground Persuasive Writing Task, 3 open-response pages
Persuasive Texts Year 3 Rubric, 1 landscape page with five achievement levels
10 matching worksheet answer pages and 10 quiz answer slides
Learning Focus
Identify purpose, audience and position in persuasive texts.
Explain how writers adapt wording and tone for different audiences.
Recognise and apply persuasive whole-text and paragraph structures.
Use rhetorical questions, emotive language, modality, personal pronouns, facts and examples appropriately.
Distinguish facts, opinions and reliable supporting evidence.
Construct and sequence a TEEL paragraph.
Plan, draft, edit and publish a persuasive text for an intended audience.
Classroom Use
Use the presentation for explicit whole-class teaching, place the two displays on a writing wall, rotate the sort, game and TEEL puzzle through small groups, and assign the paired worksheets for supported and independent practice. The Plan, Draft & Edit pages can support a class writing project before students complete the A Greener Playground assessment. Allow approximately 5–8 English lessons, depending on the time allocated to oral rehearsal, feedback and publishing.
Year, Subject and Topic
Year level: Year 3 / Grade 3
Subject: English / English Language Arts
Topic: Persuasive texts and persuasive writing
Curriculum Alignment
Australian Curriculum Version 9.0
AC9E3LA03; AC9E3LY01; AC9E3LY03; AC9E3LY06
Australian Curriculum Version 8.4
ACELA1478; ACELY1675; ACELY1678; ACELY1682; ACELY1683; ACELY1685
Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0
VC2E3LA03; VC2E3LY08; VC2E3LY09; VC2E3LY11; VC2E3LY12
NSW English K–10
EN2-OLC-01; EN2-RECOM-01; EN2-UARL-01; EN2-VOCAB-01; EN2-CWT-01; EN2-CWT-02; EN2-CWT-03; EN2-SPELL-01; EN2-HANDW-02
Western Australian Curriculum
WA3ELAT1; WA3ELYT1; WA3ELYA1; WA3ELYC1; WA3ELYC4
Common Core State Standards
CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RI.3.1; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RI.3.5; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RI.3.6; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RI.3.8; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RI.3.9; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RI.3.10; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RL.3.1; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RL.3.3; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RL.3.5; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RL.3.6; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RL.3.9; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RL.3.10; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RF.3.4.a; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. RF.3.4.b; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. SL.3.2; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. SL.3.3; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. L.3.2; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. L.3.2.a; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. L.3.2.b; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. L.3.2.g; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. L.3.3.a; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. L.3.3.b; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. L.3.4; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. L.3.4.d; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.1; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.1.a; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.1.b; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.1.c; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.1.d; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.2; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.2.a; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.2.b; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.2.c; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.2.d; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.3; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.3.a; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.3.c; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.3.d; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.4; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.5; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.6; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.7; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.8; CCSS. ELA-LITERACY. W.3.10
England Lower Key Stage 2 English
UK-LKS2-ENG-W-C; UK-LKS2-ENG-R-C; UK-LKS2-ENG-W-V
New Zealand English
NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-CII-VR-1; NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-CII-VR-2; NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-CII-VR-3; NZ-Y3-ENG-OL-CII-PTO-1; NZ-Y4-ENG-OL-CII-VR-1; NZ-Y3-ENG-R-C-TFG-1; NZ-Y3-ENG-R-C-TSSF-1; NZ-Y3-ENG-W-C-WTE-1; NZ-Y3-ENG-W-C-WTI-1; NZ-Y3-ENG-W-C-WTP-1; NZ-Y3-ENG-W-WC-WC-1; NZ-Y4-ENG-W-C-WTE-1; NZ-Y4-ENG-W-C-WTI-1; NZ-Y4-ENG-W-C-WTP-1; NZ-Y4-ENG-W-WC-WC-1
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
TEKS-ELAR-G3-6A; TEKS-ELAR-G3-7B; TEKS-ELAR-G3-9; TEKS-ELAR-G3-9C; TEKS-ELAR-G3-9D; TEKS-ELAR-G3-9E; TEKS-ELAR-G3-9F; TEKS-ELAR-G3-10A; TEKS-ELAR-G3-10B; TEKS-ELAR-G3-10C; TEKS-ELAR-G3-10E; TEKS-ELAR-G3-10F; TEKS-ELAR-G3-11; TEKS-ELAR-G3-11A; TEKS-ELAR-G3-11B; TEKS-ELAR-G3-11C; TEKS-ELAR-G3-11D; TEKS-ELAR-G3-11E; TEKS-ELAR-G3-12; TEKS-ELAR-G3-12A; TEKS-ELAR-G3-12B; TEKS-ELAR-G3-12C; TEKS-ELAR-G3-12D; TEKS-ELAR-G3-13; TEKS-ELAR-G3-13A; TEKS-ELAR-G3-13B; TEKS-ELAR-G3-13C; TEKS-ELAR-G3-13D; TEKS-ELAR-G3-13E; TEKS-ELAR-G3-13F; TEKS-ELAR-G3-13G
Ontario Language
CAN-G3-LANG-C1.2; CAN-G3-LANG-C1.3; CAN-G3-LANG-C1.5; CAN-G3-LANG-C1.6; CAN-G3-LANG-C2.2; CAN-G3-LANG-C3.3; CAN-G3-LANG-C3.8; CAN-G3-LANG-D1.1; CAN-G3-LANG-D1.2; CAN-G3-LANG-D1.3; CAN-G3-LANG-D1.4; CAN-G3-LANG-D1.5; CAN-G3-LANG-D2.1; CAN-G3-LANG-D2.2; CAN-G3-LANG-D2.3; CAN-G3-LANG-D2.4; CAN-G3-LANG-D2.5; CAN-G3-LANG-D2.6; CAN-G3-LANG-D3.1; CAN-G3-LANG-D3.2; CAN-G3-LANG-D3.3
Formats, Page Count and Answers
Formats: PDF and editable PowerPoint PPTX
Unit plan: 36 A4 pages
Presentation: 20 slides
Quiz: 22 slides
Combined preview: 78 pages
Answer-key status: 10 worksheet answer pages and 10 quiz answer slides are included. Open-response writing and assessment pages use the included rubric.
Teacher Benefits
One sequence connects whole-class modelling, collaborative practice, independent writing and assessment.
Support-to-extension worksheet pairs make it easier to adjust the level of scaffolding.
Matching answer pages reduce checking time for closed and modelled tasks.
The assessment and rubric use the same purpose, audience, structure, evidence and language taught throughout the unit.
Editable presentation and quiz text can be adapted for the class while retaining the Sukindi slide design.
Digital Product and Licence
This is a digital product; no physical item is shipped. Purchase provides a single-teacher classroom licence. The resource may be printed and displayed for that teacher's own students but may not be shared, resold, redistributed or uploaded to an unrestricted website.
