Are zoos good for animals?

Year 4

Are zoos good for animals? 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 AC9E4LE05 AC9E4LA06 AC9E4LA04 AC9E4LA12 AC9E4LA11 AC9E4LY06

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

Australian Curriculum content descriptions © ACARA. Writesy is not affiliated with or endorsed by ACARA.

Should zoos keep animals like elephants in enclosures for people to visit? Some people say zoos protect endangered animals, help them breed and let families learn about wildlife. Others say animals may be unhappy in small spaces and miss their wild homes, and that real freedom matters more than safety. What do you think, would you visit a zoo that keeps animals like these, or would you rather they lived free?

Sentence starters

  1. Although I understand why some people like zoos, I believe elephants deserve more space and freedom. (begins with a connective)
  2. Do you want to see an elephant that looks healthy and active, or one that appears tired and bored?

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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

NAPLAN writing criteria this resource targets

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

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