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Year 3
Planning a persuasive letter
I can plan the main paragraphs of a persuasive letter.
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Year 3
Planning a persuasive letter
I can plan the main paragraphs of a persuasive letter.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- When rehearsing and planning for a persuasive letter, we do so in the first person from the character's perspective.
- A plan is written in note format using bullet points to capture the most important information.
- Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose.
- The subordinating conjunction 'because' is used to give a reason for why a character is feeling a certain way.
- First person perspective is the point of view where the writer is the 'I' character.
Keywords
Perspective - the way someone thinks, feels or sees something
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to write in the character of the red crayon.
Ensure that you have additional resources like word banks for pupils to refer to that reference 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we', 'our' and 'us' words.
Re-read the corresponding section from the text to highlight which part we are using for our persuasive letter. Model making notes and identifying which thoughts and feelings are most important.
Teacher tip
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2016 Harper Collins edition of ‘The Day the Crayons Quit', written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers for this lesson.
Licence
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What are the main characters in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'?
gluesticks
Duncan
school children
Q2.
What does a full sentence need to include?
a comma
Q3.
Why are the crayons writing to Duncan, their owner?
to say hello
to say thank you
to tell him about themselves
Q4.
Which sentence is written in the first person?
They are feeling neglected.
He is worried about his friends.
You are neglecting the crayons.
Q5.
Which of the following are key linguistic features of a persuasive letter?
speech sentence
figurative language
Q6.
What does persuade mean?
to give a different idea to your partner
to give your opinion
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is first person perspective?
the first person who speaks in a story
the first person who appears in a story
Q2.
Order the following to show the order that they will appear in your persuasive letter.
Q3.
How should your notes for a persuasive letter be organised?
in full sentences
in alphabetical order
Q4.
Why was the red one frustrated with Duncan?
Duncan was using it for the wrong drawings.
Duncan had broken it.
Duncan was not using it enough.
Q5.
Which adjectives would be appropriate for describing the red character?
elated
bored
restless
Q6.
Which sentence should end with a question mark?
How annoying
This is very frustrating
What a tiring day