The Breadwinner / Parvana Writing Persuasive Writing Task

Developed for a year 7 Class.
The Task
Our class novel ‘Parvana’ canvases a range of issues about life in Afghanistan and issues in our broader society. From reading the text you will be starting to develop an opinion about some various subject matters. The next task is for you to choose an issue and write about it. Your writing will take the form of a letter to a local newspaper. Your aim is to persuade your audience about a particular issue you feel strongly about from the novel.
8 Page document guiding students through the writing process.
Includes scaffolds, marking criteria and connective language.

Suitable for junior secondary or upper primary