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Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter
I can write the first paragraph of a persuasive letter.
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Year 3
Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter
I can write the first paragraph of a persuasive letter.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A persuasive letter is written mainly in the present tense, including the simple, progressive and perfect present forms.
- Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose.
- An adverbial complex sentence has a main clause and an adverbial clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction.
- Fronted adverbials of time are sentence starters that tell the reader when something happens.
- First person perspective is the point of view where the writer is the 'I' character.
Keywords
Present tense - tells the reader the action is happening now
First person - the ‘I/we’ perspective
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Common misconception
Pupils may shift into writing from the third person perspective.
Pause at regular intervals during the writing process and have pupils read back and check for use of the first person.
Give pupils the chance to practise using the notes from their plans to say full sentences aloud before writing them down.
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.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
i am completely shattered.
i am completely shattered
I am completely shattered
Q2.
Match the word class to its example.
crayon
exhausted
choose
completely
Q3.
When writing our persuasive letter, we can use our to help us.
Q4.
What are the different sentence types you can use in your writing?
paragraph
tension
Q5.
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
On Monday you used me to, colour in the sun.
On, Monday you used me to colour in the sun.
On Monday you used me to colour in the sun.
Q6.
Which sentence is written in the first person?
This is very frustrating.
It is really frustrating.
They are very frustrated.
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is the purpose of a rhetorical question in a persuasive letter?
to make the recipient feel frustrated
to give the recipient general facts
Q2.
A sentence is formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
Q3.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
As, I am writing this I am feeling very frustrated.
As I am writing this I am feeling very frustrated.
As I am writing this I am feeling, very frustrated.
Q4.
Which of the following is an example of a salutation?
Best wishes,
See you soon.
How are you?
Q5.
Which sentence uses exaggeration?
I am shattered!
I am tired.
I am fatigued!
Q6.
Is this statement true or false? This sentence is written in the progressive present tense: 'I have felt fed up for a while now.'