the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences

the way words are arranged within a sentence to convey meaning

the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning

Peer editing a persuasive letter

English

Engaging with the plot of  'The Day the Crayons Quit'

Exploring the characters' emotions in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'

The features of a persuasive letter

Planning a persuasive letter

Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter

Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter

Reading aloud a persuasive letter

In this unit, pupils learned how to use first person when writing in character for the purpose of writing a letter. In, 'The Journey', pupils will continue to write in character for the purpose of writing a diary.

 - In ‘The Man on the Moon’, pupils learnt to use complex sentences for setting and character descriptions. In this unit, pupils learn how to use complex sentences when giving an opinion and a reason. 

In this unit, pupils write a persuasive letter, using the picture book 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt as their starting point. They learn about persuasive writing devices, including flattery and rhetorical questions. Pupils learn and apply a variety of conventions of letter writing.

'The Day the Crayons Quit': reading and writing persuasive letters

making improvements to sentence structure

the way words are arranged and organised within sentences

a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences

Which conjunction should join the following two clauses together? 'You could choose any colour you like, __________you keep choosing me!'

Check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader.

Check that we've used a range of different sentence types to make the text flow.

Which one of these should we do when editing sentence structure?

Check that language choices are ambitious.

Check the language matches the text type.

What should we do when making improvements to language choices?

I am the MOST worn out crayon in the ENTIRE world!

Which sentence uses the most appropriate language for a persuasive letter?

'On Monday,' is an example of which of these?

a naming word for a person, place or thing

When, you chose me again the others started to feel neglected. 

When, you chose me again, the others started to feel neglected. 

When you chose me again, the others started to feel neglected. 

When you chose me again the others started to feel neglected. 

A {{}} sentence is formed of two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction. 

Peer editing a persuasive letter

Lesson outcome