Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter
I can write the first paragraph of a persuasive letter.
Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter
I can write the first paragraph of a persuasive letter.
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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.
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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.
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Starter quiz
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