Should every class have a fish tank?

Year 2

Should every class have a fish tank? is a free, NAPLAN-aligned persuasive writing resource for Year 2 students. It includes a position prompt, for-and-against planner, tiered vocabulary and persuasive devices mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 2 AC9E2LY06 AC9E2LA02 AC9E2LA03 AC9E2LA06 AC9E2LA09 AC9E2LA04

Supports the Year 2 achievement standard (creating written texts).

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Should every class have a fish tank? Some people say a tank helps children learn to care for living things and can make the classroom calm and interesting. Others say tanks need lots of cleaning and money, and not every class has the time or the grown-ups to look after fish properly. What do you think, would a tank be a good idea for your class?

Sentence starters

  1. I think every class should have a fish tank because it helps us learn to care for animals.
  2. Do you want our classroom to feel calm and interesting with a fish tank?

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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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