WHAT IS INFORMATIVE WRITITNG? INFORMATIVE WRITING IS A PIECE OF WORK THAT WILL "INFORM" YOU ABOUT SOMETHING; FOR EXAMPLE A COOK BOOK, PAMPHLETS ON BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, PAMPHLETS ON STD'S. ETC...
WHAT IS PERSUASIVE WRITING? PERSUASIVE WRITING IS A PIECE OF WORK WHERE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS TRYING TO "PERSUADE" YOU TO BUY SOMETHING OR BELIEVE IN SOMEHTING; FOR EXAMPLE, ADVERTISINGS TO A RETAIL STORE, A CAR COMMERCIAL, OR BILL BOARDS, ETC..
AN INFORMATIVE ACTIVITY THAT I WOULD INCORPORATE IN SCHOOLS WOULD BE A SCHOOL FAIR; A FAIR IN WHICH MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS, PARENTS, SIBLINGS AND THE SUCH CAN COME AND SEE WHAT THE SCHOOL HAS TO OFFER THEIR STUDENTS. WE COULD HAVE AN ARRAY OF DISPLAYS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT SPORTS, BOOSTER CLUBS, VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, A TOUR OF THE SCHOOL AND SO ON. THIS WAY IT WOULD MAKE THE TRANSITION A SMOOTHER ONE.
IN THE SAME WAY I WOULD OFFER A HEALTH FAIR AS A PERSUASIVE ACTIVITY; IT WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE JUST LIKE THE INFORMATIVE BUT WITH PERSUASIVE PIECES OF INFORMATION. FOR EXAMPLE, I WOULD INCORPORATE PAMPHLETS OF BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, STD'S, LUNG CANCER...ETC.
IT MIGHT BE A BIT GRAPHIC BUT WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE SCHOOL AND MAYBE MAKE IT A PART OF A HEALTH CLASS, I THINK IT IS DOABLE...
That could really work for students to learn about types of writing and introduce them to important health topics.
ReplyDeleteJanie, both ideas are great, however, think about an in-class activity that will help your students submerge in the concept of writing, where they can get very creative, and feel proud about their unique form of expression.
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