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Learning Outcomes
Students will identify, summarise and modernise the key arguments in a text, and use these as the basis for forming their own persuasive debate.
Duration
2 hours
Overview
In this lesson students will discover the true story of how Brunel and Barnes fell out over Brunel’s desire to build a part of the railway through Wessex.
Through a reimagined conversation, they will explore the concept of debating, and identify the structure of a strong argument, using this as the basis for constructing their own persuasive pieces.
Curriculum Links
KS2 English – Composition:
- identifying the audience and purpose of the writing; selecting the appropriate form and using other similar writing as models for their own
- precising longer passages
- assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing
- performing their own compositions
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How to get there
This lesson is designed to be taught in a classroom. However, if you would like to visit some of the areas mentioned in the lesson with your class, please use either of the options below to help plan your journey.
The nearest station is Dorchester West.
