Identifying features of a persuasive letter

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Generating points to use in a persuasive letter about school uniform

Planning the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform

Writing 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

an idea or reason to support your opinion

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

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

a written argument tries to convince the reader of something using strong reasoning to support

a main idea or opinion that is justified with one reason

giving reasons to help someone understand an opinion

will briefly recap the main point of an argument

the acronym for the structure used when making an argument and stands for: point, explanation, proof, summary

a sentence starter followed by a comma that is formal in tone and often found in non-fiction texts

a sentence starter that tells the reader the cause and effect of something

tries to convince the reader of something using strong reasoning to support

a type of subordinate clause that expresses a degree of possibility that something might happen

a type of subordinate clause that starts with a relative pronoun

the closing paragraph in a non-fiction text

a threat that is not directly stated but implied

the act of believing something to be true in the absence of proof to the contrary

to revise or redraft writing in order to make changes, correct mistakes and improve its overall quality

the use of recognised symbols which turn a collection of words into a logical, structured piece of writing

refers to the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning

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