Duration 30–40 minutes
Grouping Individual + small groups/class
Strategy Exploration
Materials
- Selection of newspaper editorials
- Analysis worksheet
Teacher Instructions
- Provide students with a selection of editorials from various newspapers.
- Read through one editorial as a class, identifying key persuasive techniques.
- Students work individually or in small groups to analyse additional editorials.
- Discuss as a class: what conventions do editorials share? What techniques do they use?
- Students create a criteria list for effective editorial writing based on their analysis.
Teaching Tips
- Use editorials from different publications to show how the same issue can be treated differently.
- Focus on language choices, structure, and the use of evidence.
- This naturally leads into students writing their own editorials.
Student Handout
Analyse the editorial provided. Identify the techniques the author uses to persuade their audience.