Should e-sports be in the Olympics?

Year 6

Should e-sports be in the Olympics? is a free, NAPLAN-aligned persuasive writing resource for Year 6 students. It includes a position prompt, for-and-against planner, tiered vocabulary and persuasive devices mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 6 AC9E6LY06 AC9E6LA02 AC9E6LA03 AC9E6LA05 AC9E6LA08 AC9E6LA04

Supports the Year 6 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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Should e-sports be in the Olympics? Many people argue that e-sports require real skill, training and teamwork, and that including them would make the Games more modern and interesting for young people. Other people argue that the Olympics should celebrate physical sports and worry about violent game content, fairness and access to expensive technology. What do you think?

Sentence starters

  1. Although I respect traditional sports, I believe e-sports deserve a place at the Olympics because they require training and strategy.
  2. Do you want the Olympics to inspire all young people, including those who train in digital arenas?

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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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