Modality Support Mat for Persuasive Writing

This resource provides a range of modal words that students can choose from to adjust the strength of their statements and arguments, helping them vary their tone based on the purpose of their writing.

Enhance your students’ persuasive writing with the Modality Support Mat! This easy-to-use resource is designed to help students strengthen their arguments by effectively using modality—ranging from low to high modality words. By understanding and applying different levels of modality, students can craft more convincing and powerful persuasive texts.

What’s Inside:
The Modality Support Mat is organised into three clear columns:

• Low Modality Words: For expressing uncertainty or possibility (e.g., might, could, possibly).
• Medium Modality Words: For suggesting likelihood or probability (e.g., probably, likely, generally).
• High Modality Words: For asserting certainty or strong obligation (e.g., must, certainly, absolutely).

This resource provides a range of words that students can choose from to adjust the strength of their statements and arguments, helping them vary their tone based on the purpose of their writing.

Why Teachers Will Love This Resource:

• Easy to Use: The mat is organized and visually clear, making it quick for students to find the right words as they draft or revise their persuasive texts.
• Promotes Critical Thinking: Encourages students to think about how the words they choose can influence the strength and impact of their arguments.
• Flexible for All Levels: Suitable for students of all writing abilities, from beginners to more advanced writers, with simple-to-understand categories of modality.
• Effective Teaching Tool: Perfect for class lessons, individual writing activities, or group discussions. Teachers can integrate this mat easily into writing sessions to guide students in using modality to enhance their persuasive skills.

How It Helps Students:

• Students can strategically use language to make their arguments more forceful or balanced, depending on the situation.
• The mat helps students understand how the choice of words influences the persuasiveness of their writing.
• The resource supports students in experimenting with different levels of modality, increasing their writing flexibility and skill.

Download the Modality Support Mat today and help your students unlock the power of persuasive writing!