refers to the way the information is organised on the page

refers to a style of writing which is serious, impersonal and factual in tone

the opening paragraph of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on

Writing the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform

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Identifying features of a persuasive letter

Generating points to use in a persuasive letter about school uniform

Planning the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform

Planning the first argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform

Writing the first argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform

Planning the second argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform

Writing the second argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform

Planning and writing the conclusion of a persuasive letter about school uniform

Editing a persuasive letter about school uniform

In 'School Uniform: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils develop their understanding of persuasive devices and how to apply these to a real-life context. In 'Front Desk: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils will further develop their understanding of how to use persuasive devices and apply these to the context of a realistic fiction text.

In 'Introduction to Debate', pupils will begin to learn about persuasive devices and how to use these in spoken language. In 'School Uniform: Persuasive Letter Writing', pupils will develop this understanding and apply it to written context.

In this unit, pupils write a formal persuasive letter to the Prime Minister. They learn about persuasive writing devices, including flattery, presumption, evidence and veiled threat. Pupils learn and apply a variety of conventions of formal letter writing.

School uniform: persuasive letter writing

True or false? The layout of a text refers to the way the information is organised on the page.

Fill in the blank. The introduction is the __________ paragraph of a non-fiction text which encourages the reader to read on.

Fill in the blank. The __________ is the person who wrote the letter. 

Fill in the blank. The __________ is the person receiving the letter. 

Where would you write the sender's address on a formal letter? 

Which side is the sender's address aligned to?

communication adhering to established standards of etiquette

relaxed, casual communication or behaviour

the way the information is organised on the page

Fill in the missing word. __________ writing can be identified by its serious, unemotional and impersonal tone.

True or false? Formal tone is the effect created by choosing serious, factual language.

What is found at the top of a formal letter?

Before writing the recipient's name, which word is used in a formal letter?

a sentence sharing the purpose of the letter

Which of these sentences establishes the identity of the writer and states what their position is in the context of the letter?

Writing the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform

Lesson outcome