Should students use tablets rather than textbooks?

Year 4

Should students use tablets rather than textbooks? is a free, NAPLAN-aligned persuasive writing resource for Year 4 students. It includes a position prompt, for-and-against planner, tiered vocabulary and persuasive devices mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 4 AC9E4LY06 AC9E4LA02 AC9E4LA03 AC9E4LA06 AC9E4LA11 AC9E4LA04

Supports the Year 4 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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Should tablets be better than textbooks? Some people think tablets are better because they show videos, store lots of books and let you interact with your work. Other people prefer textbooks because they do not need charging, feel nice to hold and can help some students concentrate. What do you think, which would you choose at school and why?

Sentence starters

  1. Because I believe tablets help students learn in different ways, I think our school should use them.
  2. Do you want lighter school bags and more videos to help understand lessons?

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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
  • Counterargument and Rebuttal
  • Writing Checklist
  • Reflective Questions
  • Collaborative Writing Ideas
  • Printable teacher and student PDFs

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