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

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

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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.

School uniform: persuasive letter writing

Fill in the blank. A conclusion is the __________ paragraph in a non-fiction text.

Which of these is the correct complimentary close to use when you know a person's name?

Which of these is not a purpose of the conclusion in a persuasive letter? 

True or false? Veiled threats can be a useful linguistic device to use because they can help to convince someone to do something by hinting at a negative scenario if they do not take action.

I will eat your lunch if you do not sit down. 

I will tell your sister about what you said. 

I hope you do the right thing and I do not have to speak about this again. 

I am positive you will make this change. 

Which of these is an example of presumption? 

What is the acronym for the structure used when making an argument?

Fill in the blank. Persuasive letters contain a variety of linguistic techniques to __________ the reader.  

True or false? A relative clause is a type of subordinate clause that can be used to give additional information about the noun that comes before it.

A relative clause always starts with a ... 

True or false? A conditional clause is a type of subordinate clause that expresses a degree of possibility that something might happen.

Fill in the blank. A conditional clause often starts a sentence and has a __________ before the main clause. 

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

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

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.