Is rugby given too much importance in New Zealand?

Is rugby given too much importance in New Zealand?

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Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Working with Students
Further Resources
This task is about developing and writing an argument from one point of view.

Images from Wikipedia and Virtual New Zealand
Image source: Wikipedia.org &  Virtual New Zealand

You have been asked to write an opinion piece for your school newsletter on the topic "Is rugby given too much importance in New Zealand?" You can choose to argue for or against the impact of this sport in our country. The quotes and information below may help you generate some ideas for your argument.

Source: stuff.co.nz Source: allblacks.com Source: stuff.co.nz Source: acc.co.nz

 

Language and text features

  • the organisation of your ideas
  • the linking of your main and your supporting ideas
  • the use of language in the expression of your ideas
  • the accuracy of your spelling, punctuation, and grammar

If you would like to know more about the features of an argument, ask your teacher for the Learning Intention Guide for Writing an argument. You can also use this to evaluate your argument.

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
5
Curriculum info: 
English, Creating meaning, Writing
Key Competencies: 
Thinking, Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
argument, self-assessment, checklist, organisation, structure and language
Description of task: 
Students write an argument about the impact of rugby in New Zealand. The features of a written argument are the focus for this assessment. Links to self-assessment writing supports are given under the "Working with Students" tab.
Curriculum Links: 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • choose effective content, language, and text structure
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Creating texts to influence others, sets 4-5
Writing meaningful text: text features, sets 5-7
within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Diagnostic and formative information: