when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life

a  person, animal, being, creature or thing in a story

a written communication sent in an envelope by post

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

English

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

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

Who is the author of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'?

Who is the illustrator of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'?

Who are the main characters in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'?

They were not being looked after properly.

Select the reasons that the crayons wanted to quit.

Is this statement true or false? 'The crayons all have the same reason for writing to Duncan.'

a person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text

a person responsible for creating the pictures or artwork that make up a text

a person who translates a text from one language into another

the main events of a story, play, book, film or show

a person, animal, being, creature or thing in a story

Is this statement true or false? 'Non-fiction texts are about imagined or made up characters and places.'

Match these forms of communication to the way in which they are sent.

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

Lesson outcome