Answer key · not for pupils Writer's craft sequence
Who Doesn't Love Pizza?
Rhetorical questions and the rule of three
Lesson 9 of 12 Year 6
Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildA rhetorical question doesn't want an answer: Who doesn't love pizza? The rule of three lists three: hot, cheesy and fresh!
1 · Tick the persuasive one
a Ab Bc Ad BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Who doesn't want a brand-new toy?
Our ice cream is cold, creamy and sweet.
Who wants to splash all day?
4 · Help Polpetta
Who doesn't love pizza? Ours is hot, cheesy and fresh. (A rhetorical question, then a rule of three.)
2 · Find the 3 flat lines
1
We sell food.
Pizza, pasta, pudding: we have it all!
2
Our chips are good.
Our chips are crispy, golden and salty.
3
The drinks are cold.
Who could say no to a cold drink on a hot day?
Who doesn't love pizza? and hot, fresh and tasty already persuade (the decoys). Any rhetorical question or rule of three is acceptable.
MediumAsk: does the writer want an answer? If not, it's rhetorical. And three in a row has a beat: clap it!
1 · Tick the persuasive one
a Ab Bc Ad AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: Who doesn't love a new toy?, Isn't it time for some fun? · Who doesn't love a new toy? Isn't it time for some fun?
Tick: Splash, swim and slide!, Warm, clean and safe. · Splash, swim and slide! Warm, clean and safe.
Tick: Why miss out?, Come along, bring a friend, have a ball! · Why miss out? Come along, bring a friend, have a ball!
4 · Help Polpetta
What is your name? is a real question, and nice is a flat word. Better: Hungry? Treat yourself to pizza that is hot, cheesy and fresh!
2 · Find the 3 flat lines
1
We make bread.
We bake bread, buns and biscuits every morning.
2
Our cakes are nice.
Who could resist our chocolate cake?
3
The tea is hot.
Our tea is hot, sweet and steaming.
Tired of boring lunches?, soft, warm and golden and Why wait another minute? already persuade (the decoys).
SpicyPersuade on purpose: one question to make them think, one three to make it stick. Use them everywhere and they stop working.
1 · Tick the persuasive one
a Ab Bc Ad AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Who wouldn't want ten more minutes in the sunshine? Isn't play how we learn to share?
Sunny days, sandy beaches and ice cream every evening.
The audience stops thinking about the answers and the speech starts to sound like a quiz, so each question loses its punch.
4 · Help Polpetta
A real question and a flat word do not persuade. Better: Hungry? Tired? Treat yourself! Our pizza is hot, cheesy and fresh: who could say no?
2 · Find the 4 flat lines
1
We could grow carrots.
We could grow carrots, peas and strawberries.
2
It would be good.
It would be good for our bodies, our minds and our planet.
3
Some people disagree.
Who could disagree with that?
4
Please vote for me.
So vote for me, vote for green, vote for the garden!
Should our school have a garden?, calm, green and full of life and Who wouldn't want a place like that? already persuade (the decoys).