Pirate's Perfect Pet - Writing a persuasive or opinion piece takes skill and repetition. The book “Pirate’s Perfect Pet” is an excellent introduction to writing this type of text. Use these printables to argue what would be the perfect pet for a pirate.

• Use the Alphabet Key to list the animals that could be a great pet for a pirate.
• Work with a partner to record the pros and cons for each pet mentioned in the text. Use these to help write a plan.
• The planning templates are differentiated to support students to record their point of view, reasons and supportive arguments.
• The Pirate Booklet is used to record the sections from the planner. Print the pages you need for each group.
• The Persuasive Text Rubric is used to show how successful each writer has been. Share the rubric before you start.

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