Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify and explain how to structure and format a discussion text to present arguments for or against an issue, a set of cards to identify and sort a range of different arguments for or against eating chocolate and a worksheet to edit and correct the format and structure of a discussion text to make corrections and improvements ready for a class debate.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to hold a class debate to identify and explain the benefits and disadvantages of eating chocolate.

This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to practise structuring and formatting a range of discussion texts to present arguments for or against issues that are important to a family. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.