to revise or redraft writing in order to make changes, correct mistakes and improve its overall quality

the use of recognised symbols which turn a collection of words into a logical, structured piece of writing

refers to the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning

Editing a persuasive letter about school uniform

English

In 'School Uniform: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils develop their understanding of persuasive devices and how to apply these to a real-life context. In 'Front Desk: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils will further develop their understanding of how to use persuasive devices and apply these to the context of a realistic fiction text.

In 'Introduction to Debate', pupils will begin to learn about persuasive devices and how to use these in spoken language. In 'School Uniform: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils will develop this understanding and apply it to written context.

School uniform: persuasive letter writing

True or false? Editing is the process of making changes to improve writing to ensure text flow and overall quality.

check for improvements to sentence structure

When we edit punctuation in a non-fiction text, which **three** of these do we check to see if they're missing or incorrectly used?

What is the punctuation mistake in this sentence? "Firstly I believe having a uniform for all schools would be a good idea because it would be much cheaper for parents and carers."

School uniform helps to make everyone feel included. 

School uniform helps to children recognisable on trips. 

School uniform helps to stop competitiveness between pupils. 

Which of these sentences is missing a word?

missing comma after embedded relative clause

What is the mistake in this sentence? Parents and carers, which are often rushing in the morning, would appreciate not having to help their child decide what to wear. 

True or false? A conclusion is the opening paragraph in a non-fiction text.

Fill in the blank. The conclusion is the last __________ that summarises the key information of the letter.

'Yours sincerely' is an example of which of these?

True or false? A purpose of the conclusion is to start a new argument.

True or false? A purpose of the conclusion is to encourage action, thought or a response. 

a threat that is not directly stated but implied

the act of believing something to be true 

excessive praise, given especially to further one's own interest

Match the persuasive techniques to their definitions.

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