Should every classroom have a class pet?

Year 2

Should every classroom have a class pet? is a free, NAPLAN-aligned persuasive writing resource for Year 2 students. It includes a position prompt, for-and-against planner, tiered vocabulary and persuasive devices mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 2 AC9E2LE05 AC9E2LA06 AC9E2LA09 AC9E2LA10 AC9E2LA04 AC9E2LY06

Supports the Year 2 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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Should every classroom have a class pet? Some people say a class pet helps children learn to care for animals and makes the classroom feel friendly. Others worry a pet might need too much care, cause allergies, or cost too much for the class to manage. What do you think, should every class have a pet or not?

Sentence starters

  1. So I think every classroom should have a class pet because it helps us learn to care for animals.
  2. Do you agree that a pet would make our classroom more friendly and calm?

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What's in the full resource

  • For and Against Planner
  • Argument Brainstorming
  • Vocabulary Support
  • Sentence Starters
  • Persuasive Device Bank
  • Writing Challenges
  • Sentence Variety
  • Ordering Your Reasons
  • Writing Checklist
  • Reflective Questions
  • Collaborative Writing Ideas
  • Printable teacher and student PDFs

NAPLAN writing criteria this resource targets

Audience Text structure Ideas Character and setting Vocabulary Cohesion Paragraphing Sentence structure Punctuation Spelling

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