Free Year 3 Should Every Classroom Have a Pet? — Persuasive Writing
A NAPLAN-style persuasive prompt on a topic every Year 3 student has an opinion about. Students practise matching persuasive devices to examples, plan three reasons with explanations, and write a short persuasive text with an opening, reasons and a conclusion.
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- Year
- Year 3
- Subject
- English
- Topic
- Persuasive Writing
- Difficulty
- Level 1 · Easier
- Estimated time
- 35 minutes
- Curriculum
- Australian Curriculum
- Questions
- 8
- Answers
- Included, with working
- Format
- PDF (A4) + print
Students will practise
- stating a clear opinion
- giving reasons and explaining them
- recognising simple persuasive devices
- writing an introduction and a conclusion
Curriculum: Australian Curriculum. We show specific outcome codes only where they have been verified against the official curriculum document.
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How to use this writing prompt
- Print the PDF or complete it on screen. Write the student's name and date at the top.
- Read the instructions for each part together before starting. Encourage working to be shown.
- Mark with the answer sheet. Use the model answers and success criteria as a guide rather than a single right answer.
- Record the score, celebrate what went well, then follow the "What's next" suggestion.
Common questions
Who is this writing prompt for?
Year 3 students (typically ages 8–9) working on persuasive writing. It is pitched at level 1 · easier.
Are the answers included?
Yes. The PDF includes a full answer sheet with model answers and success criteria where there is more than one good answer. You can also view the answers online.
How long does it take?
About 35 minutes for 8 questions. Short, regular sessions work best: two or three a week beats one long one.
Do I need to sign up to download?
No. Click Download Free PDF and it opens immediately. It is free for personal, classroom and homeschool use.
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Year 3 · English · Persuasive Writing
Should Every Classroom Have a Pet? — Persuasive Writing
Student name:
Date:
Plan for five minutes, write for twenty-five minutes, then check your work.
The prompt
Some people think every classroom should have a class pet, such as a fish, a guinea pig or a stick insect. Others think pets do not belong at school.
What do you think? Write to persuade your principal to agree with you.
A good persuasive text has:
• An introduction that clearly says what you think.
• Three reasons, each in its own paragraph, with an explanation or example.
• Persuasive words such as must, should, definitely and everyone knows.
• A conclusion that repeats your opinion in a new way.
Persuasive devices
Learn the tools persuasive writers use.
- Rhetorical question
- Strong modal word
- Appeal to feelings
- Fact or statistic
- Repetition
- Who wouldn't want to learn with a furry friend?
- A pet teaches kindness. A pet teaches patience. A pet teaches responsibility.
- Every classroom definitely needs a pet.
- Studies show children who care for animals are more responsible.
- Imagine how sad a lonely guinea pig would be on the weekend.
- AI think pets are okay sometimes.
- BSome people like pets and some do not.
- CEvery classroom should definitely have a pet, and here is why.
- DPets are animals that live with people.
Plan
Fill in your opinion and three reasons. Each reason needs a 'because' or an example.
Preview — the PDF contains the full resource and answer sheet.
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- Success Tutoring
- Last reviewed
- 1 October 2026
- How it was made
- Written by our team
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