Should canteens sell more variety at lunch?

Year 3

Should canteens sell more variety at lunch? is a free, NAPLAN-aligned persuasive writing resource for Year 3 students. It includes a position prompt, for-and-against planner, tiered vocabulary and persuasive devices mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 3 AC9E3LY06 AC9E3LA02 AC9E3LA03 AC9E3LA06 AC9E3LA10 AC9E3LA04

Supports the Year 3 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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Should canteens sell more variety at lunch? Some people say having more choices lets us try new foods and cater for different tastes, and that can make lunchtime more fun. Others worry extra packaged snacks might be less healthy or more expensive, and that queues could take longer. What do you think?

Sentence starters

  1. Because I want everyone to enjoy lunch, I believe the canteen should sell more variety.
  2. Do you want tastier and healthier choices at lunch that suit different students?

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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

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