Includes: persuasive sentence starters at two levels
Focus: generating persuasive sentences; structuring persuasive texts
Note-taking is a complex skill.
Use the 'Note-taking poster' to explicitly teach students how to take notes. The poster could also be displayed to remind students about the skills involved in taking notes.
There is also a fantastic note-taking template in The Oral Language Book (PM19).
Includes: persuasive sentence starters at two levels
Focus: generating persuasive sentences; structuring persuasive texts
Focus: publishing and celebrating students' work in interesting ways
Focus: Christmas-themed writing ideas