Justifying an argument

Justifying an argument

WALT: justify our ideas using conjunctions

Author A:

I strongly believe that students need school uniforms. Students need school uniforms because they
show people what school they go to. All of the students look tidy because they are in the same school
and it’s like free advertising because when people see the uniform they think of the school. So yeah,
school uniforms are good.

Author B:

I firmly believe that school uniforms should be banned. School uniforms are costly and they put a lot
of pressure on the student’s caregivers. Children need new school uniforms every time they grow
and change schools. With some items of clothing costing a hundred dollars or more, the cost involved
in buying a new school uniform is huge! It is particularly difficult for families with two or more
students, as it is hard enough to feed a large family let alone buy an expensive school uniform every
year for each child. School uniforms should be banned for the benefit of parents everywhere!

Which argument do you think is stronger? Author B: because this has given us more information.

What vocabulary do the authors use that you would like to steal? Pressure , involve , difficult , and
enough.

What did you like about the paragraphs?I loved that they used lots of information about why we
don’t did uniform and why we need uniform

What do you think the authors could improve on?They could put pictures up next to the writing
.I think that Author A could improve their writing and use more information.

Highlight the signposts (topic sentences) the authors use in purple.

I strongly believe that students need school uniforms. Students need school uniforms because they
show people what school they go to.

Highlight the conjunctions or connecting words (for, because, and, but, as…) that the authors use
in blue.