English

Prepare a debate about home learning. Consider the following statement:

 

Children should not have to do school work while they’re not at school.

Task:

• Write a list of points that support the statement above.
• Write a list of points that can be used as a counter argument to the statement.
• Create a word bank of useful conjunctions and sentence starters, for example:

therefore, however, as a result of, on the other hand, consequently, for this reason, in
addition, firstly, finally etc.

 

Extension Ideas (optional choose one):

• Talk through the debate with somebody else. You could take one side of the argument each. Ask each other lots of questions!

 

• Write your side of the argument. Try and persuade someone else to agree with you. You could write it as a letter and send it to your local MP.

 

• Write a balanced argument explaining both sides of the argument.

 

• Write some for and against statements for another issue that interests you.