IPCC - Persuasive advertising about Climate Change

Australian Curriculum content descriptions:

Year 7 English:

• Analyse and explain the ways text structures and language features shape meaning and vary according to audience and purpose (ACELY1721)

Relevant parts of the Year 7 English achievement standards: Students understand how text structures can influence the complexity of a text and are dependent on audience, purpose and context

Syllabus outcomes: EN4-3B

General capabilities: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking

Cross-curriculum priority: Sustainability

Level of teacher scaffolding: High – Lead discussions with students, and support them in independent work

• A device capable of presenting a video to the class
• Art Supplies – coloured pencils and textas, white paper A3 size
• Cool’s Guide to being Persuasive – one copy per student (optional)
• Individual devices capable of accessing the internet
• Powerpoint Presentation

This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:

• Communication
• Critical thinking

Cool would like to thank the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation for generously supporting the development of these lessons.