Should public transport be free for kids?

Year 5

Should public transport be free for kids? is a free, NAPLAN-aligned persuasive writing resource for Year 5 students. It includes a position prompt, for-and-against planner, tiered vocabulary and persuasive devices mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 5 AC9E5LE05 AC9E5LA05 AC9E5LA08 AC9E5LA09 AC9E5LA04 AC9E5LY06

Supports the Year 5 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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

Should public transport be free for kids? Some people say free travel would help families get to school, sport and the shops, and it would cut traffic and pollution. Others say public transport costs a lot to run. They think fares must pay for buses and trains or services could get worse. Which side do you agree with, and why?

Sentence starters

  1. Although I understand the cost concerns, I believe public transport should be free for kids because it gives every child better access to school and after-school activities.
  2. I think free travel for children would help families on low incomes and make our streets safer.

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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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