Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter
I can write the second paragraph of a persuasive letter.
Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter
I can write the second paragraph of a persuasive letter.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose.
- An adverbial complex sentence is a main clause and an adverbial clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction.
- The subordinating conjunction ‘because’ introduces a reason.
- Oral rehearsal of full sentences helps to ensure they are structured accurately.
- First person perspective is the point of view where the writer is the 'I' character.
Common misconception
Pupils may shift into writing from the third person perspective.
Pupils are going to be writing a persuasive letter written from the first person perspective of the red crayon in ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’. Ensure that pupils have a word bank or display with 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we', 'us' and 'our' prompts.
Keywords
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
Sign-off - indicates who wrote the letter and that the letter is coming to an end
Persuasive techniques - language structures or devices used in writing to try to change someone’s mind or behaviour
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
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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