Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter

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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 second paragraph of a persuasive letter

Peer editing 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

to encourage the recipient to reflect on a point

What is the purpose of a rhetorical question in a persuasive letter?

A {{}} sentence is formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause.

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. 

As I am writing this I am feeling, very frustrated. 

Which of the following is an example of a salutation?

I am the MOST shattered crayon in the ENTIRE world!

Is this statement true or false? This sentence is written in the progressive present tense: 'I have felt fed up for a while now.' 

When writing our persuasive letter, we can use our {{}} to help us.

What are the different sentence types you can use in your writing?

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. 

On Monday you used me to colour in the sun. 

Which sentence is written in the first person?

Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter

Lesson outcome