Year 11 - English
Using credible expert views in a non-fiction article
Non-fiction: teenage kicks
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by looking at a collection of non-fiction texts about the theme of teenagers. They first build towards writing an open letter, before then looking at how they can write nuanced and sophisticated articles in an original voice.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand what makes a credible expert view, and use this understanding to create your own credible expert views.
Key Notes
- Using expert views can add to the credibility of your persuasive writing.
- To create a credible expert view, you need to use a recent date for the quotation for relevance.
- To add to the credibility, you also want to use a name of the expert and a job title that is relevant to the topic.
Vocabulary To Learn
- credible: convincing, trustworthy, reliable
- persuade: convince (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument
- expert: a person who is very knowledgeable about or skilful in a particular area
- convincing: capable of causing someone to believe that something is true or real
- relevant: closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That any expert view adds credibility to your argument.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Using expert views can add to the credibility of your persuasive writing. To create a credible expert view, you need to use a recent date for the quotation for relevance.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'credible'
convincing, trustworthy, reliable.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: That any expert view adds credibility to your argument. Correction: Ideally, a quotation from an expert should be recent and the expert should have knowledge that is relevant to the topic.
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