Kōkiri Learn

Week 3 of 4

Find your voice and build the piece

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Session 1 · AUTHOR: Hear Voices

Other views, your voice

  1. 15 minWho disagrees with you? Write their best argument.
  2. 20 minRead your opening aloud in three tones (angry, calm, funny). Which sounds like you?
  3. 15 minChoose your voice and explain why it suits your audience.

Session 2 · AUTHOR: Organise

Draft

  1. 10 minStructure: hook, position, reasons with evidence, answer to the other side, call to action.
  2. 35 minWrite the first draft.
  3. 5 minMark where each technique appears.

Getting started

Draft with the paragraph frame.

Stretch

Vary sentence length on purpose: one very short sentence for impact.

Checkpoint

A full draft with a clear position and at least two supported reasons.