Your assignment is a writing task. You will be writing a persuasive article for a website for teenagers. You may want to research your topic, for example to find some facts and statistics to help support your points of view.
Remember to use your own words in this assignment. If you refer to any other sources, such as a quotation from a book or website, you will need to use references to avoid plagiarism. Please see the resource Citing References to help you with this.

Review

Create a poster showing the key features of a persuasive text.

Quiz

Now that you have completed all of the topics, it is time to check your understanding by taking the multiple-choice quiz. Remember: you can do the quiz as many times as you want to practise and learn. Use it as an opportunity to test yourself!

Further Reading

The following are some suggested books which are all related to the themes of truth and reality:

Half a Creature From the Sea, David Almond
Terror Kid, Benjamin Zephaniah
An Inspector Calls, J.B. Priestly

Assignment

When you are fully prepared and feel confident with the material (have a look at the Now Check your Understanding page), you should complete Assignment One and submit it to your tutor for marking and feedback.