English LanguageYears 10–11Paper 2 Writing

P2 Q5 — Article writing

Write an article presenting a viewpoint with appropriate register, tone, structure and rhetorical devices (AO5/AO6)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you're writing a review of your favourite game for a school blog. You need to hook the reader right away!

  2. 2

    Which of these would make the BEST hook for a review of a new game?

  3. 3

    Let's write the opening of an article about 'Why reading is cool' together.

  4. 4

    Now you try! Drag the sentences into the right order for a strong article opening.

  5. 5

    What is the main job of the first paragraph in an article?

  6. 6

    Let's add a 'topic sentence' to start a paragraph about why exercise is good for you.

  7. 7

    Which sentence works BEST as a topic sentence for a paragraph about video games?

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