Should plastic bags be banned?

Year 3

Should plastic bags be banned? 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 plastic bags be banned? Some people say banning plastic bags would help stop rubbish blowing into our parks and protect animals that might eat or get tangled in bags. Other people say plastic bags are useful for carrying shopping and picking up dog poo, and that shops could help by selling reusable bags or charging for bags instead. What do you think?

Sentence starters

  1. Because I believe plastic bags cause too much rubbish, I think we should ban them to protect our parks and animals.
  2. Do you think our school oval should be full of rubbish or clean and safe for everyone to play?

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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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