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Day 9 — Write for a real audience within the fictionYear 7 English · T1 W1–2 · Day 9 lesson

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Year 7 / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02 / English

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Codes: AC9E7LA04, AC9E7LY06. Goal: plan and draft a concise recommendation for a fictional club committee with evidence and limits. Prepare: brief and decision board.

  1. Audience · 2 min. “The committee needs an actionable Friday choice. It also needs to know what we have not checked.”
  2. Model plan · 5 min. Fill board for B as an example: claim B, $50 within $60, learning benefit as a prediction, next-best A for this ranker, access route to verify. Keep prediction separate from data.
  3. Plan · 6 min. Students choose an option and rank the other two. They fill claim, two brief facts, next-best forgone benefit, one uncertainty and one check. A different ranking is valid if justified.
  4. Draft · 7 min. Write two short paragraphs or equivalent audio/visual presentation with transcript: recommendation and reasons; then alternative, opportunity cost and next question. No publication or real purchase.
  5. Edit · 3 min. Use a partner to locate an unsupported “everyone” claim or price-as-opportunity-cost error. Author repairs one issue.
  6. Exit · 2 min. Everyone reads their final claim and one qualifying phrase to the teacher or submits it quietly.

Access: speech, AAC, typing, large print, optional illustrated board with written labels. A peer may operate tools on instruction; capture the learner's reasoning.