Monday 16th March 2020

Argumentative Writing
Learning Objective:
Understand and improve written response to Section B
 Writing to Argue Practice
You must:
• plan your response
• Structure your response in clear paragraph (5 paragraph)
• relate real like examples
• write minimum 750-1000 words
Write an article for your local newspaper on the
subject of: Can communities ever recover fully
from serious natural disasters? [30 marks]
• Before attempting to write, it is very important to plan what you
want to write.

• Always break down the questions into subheadings or mini questions

and bullet point all your ideas.

• You can also draw a mind map (spider diagram) if you find this easier.
Planning
Impact of natural disaster on Impact of natural disasters on peoples’
environment lives
• Road closures • Death
• Major floods • People missing
• Habitats gets destroyed • Public chaos
• Work deficits • People injured
• Debris, contaminations • Homelessness
• Resources limited • Families separated
• Homes destroyed
• Unable to attend school or work
• Closures of banks, pharmacies
• No money to re-build homes/ building
• Lack of communication
• Loss of valuable items
• Lack of medical care
Planning

Impact of natural disasters Natural disasters

• Death tolls
• Aftermath tremors
• Hurricane
• Follow up of natural disasters (tsunami after
earthquake)
• Earthquake
• Major airports closed • Tsunami
• Pollution – nuclear explosions
• Roads destroyed/ major infrastructure destroyed • Forest fires
• Economic crisis
• Volcanic eruptions
• Mudslides/ landslides
• Avalanche • Flash flood – thunderstorm
Planning

What makes a Community? Who is affected?

• Group of people within a common • Vulnerable people – homeless
ground
people
• Residential areas
• Religion • Animals
• Work environments • Government
• Age groups • Civilians
• Financial status
• Educational settings • Families
• Geographical/ location • Tourists
Must provide Real Examples
• Japan earthquake and tsunami
• Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
• Haiti’s earthquake
• Earthquake in Indonesia
• Earthquake in Thailand and Sir
Lanka
• Hurricane Sandy
• Forest fire in Australia
• Avalanche in Turkey
Mark Scheme - Answers are likely to:
• show some understanding of serious natural • different types of natural disasters, such as
disasters and how these affect countries and tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, drought and
communities volcanic eruptions could be related to specific
countries
• show some understanding of the process of
recovery from natural disasters
• the size and density of the population which could
be affected
• make a judgment, based on a consideration of the
evidence and argument put forward. Answers might
include discussions and examples such as:
• the ways in which people, infrastructure and
industry may prepare for natural disasters

• the effect on people, infrastructure and industry in

the short- and long-term

• the effectiveness of local, government and

international responses