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Day 17 · Give each paragraph a jobYear 6 English · T1 W3–4 · Day 17 lesson

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Year 6 / English / Term 1 / Weeks 03 04

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Open for this lesson: Pack guide · Daily routes · Worked swaps · Fresh learner checks · Aids and text routes.

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Learner prompts

Codes: AC9E6LA03, AC9E6LY03, AC9E6LY06. Goal: build an argument whose stages help a room manager follow the recommendation and evidence. Prepare: four paragraph labels and an intentionally scrambled original draft.

  1. Invite · 2 min. Read this order: “We need more information. Eleven of eighteen worked. I suggest another small trial.” Ask which sentence would orient a busy reader first.
  2. Model · 5 min. Arrange recommendation, reason with source, limit/counterpoint, next step. A short argument may put the limit before the recommendation for effect, but the reader should still locate every stage. Do not treat one rigid template as the only valid text.
  3. Guided · 6 min. Children place four Source B/C/D strips under the labels. Ask why “11 at closing” belongs with evidence, while “might last” needs a limit, not a fact box. Link a paragraph opening to its job.
  4. Choice · 6 min. Select D17-A/B/C. Learner creates a four-part outline or tests a deliberate alternative order, explaining its effect on the intended reader.
  5. Exit · 4 min. If a paragraph says “The club should run a huge permanent program because Jo liked asking questions,” identify two needed revisions: scope of decision and representativeness of one selected view.
  6. Note · 2 min. Mark whether the reader can identify the recommendation, support, limitation and next action; do not grade handwriting or template obedience.

Home/extension: Rearrange four original paper strips. Extension: try a counterpoint-first opening and explain why it might earn trust.