The Uniform Debate

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The Uniform Debate

• - or preparing for GCSE exam tasks which test
  your reading and writing skills

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Reading

• The audience of this article is Secondary School
  teachers but what is the purpose of this article?
  (2 marks)
• What are the main points given by this article? (
  5 marks)

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You Have

• Read an article from a magazine for secondary
  school teachers called Sec Ed on the subject of
  uniform
• Considered its purpose and audience
• Thought about the points it makes
• Summarised the main points

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Mrs Smiths Top Tip!

• Your writing test is always linked to the topic
  of the reading task but will ask you to adapt
  your style to suit a particular purpose and
  audience.
• Think about how your writing would have to be
  different for the following 3 tasks

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GCSE style writing task 1

• Write the transcript for a speech to give in a
  year council meeting in which you are trying to
  persuade the headteacher of your school to
  abandon the wearing of a school uniform.

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GCSE style writing task 2

• 2. Write an article for a student paper which
  persuades all pupils in the school to campaign
  for a trendier uniform to be introduced.

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GCSE style writing task 3

• 3. Write a letter to the Stamford Mercury giving
  your personal views about wearing school uniform
  in reply to a letter from a local pensioner
  complaining about the appearance of school pupils
  nowadays.

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• Create a grid which suggests appropriate
  techniques to use in each task