KS1 & KS2 English curriculum

This unit builds on pupils' first attempt at persuasive letter writing in the Year 3 unit, 'The Day the Crayons Quit': reading and writing persuasive letters' and persuasive writing techniques in the Year 4 unit 'Healthy eating adverts: persuasive writing'. Here, pupils bring a range of these skills together to persuade the Prime Minister to adopt a national school uniform policy in a formal letter. This builds pupils' abilities to use flattery, presumption, evidence and veiled threat appropriately. This unit prepares pupils for the Year 5 unit, 'Front Desk': persuasive letter writing'.

1. Identifying features of a persuasive letter
2. Generating points to use in a persuasive letter about school uniform
3. Planning the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform
4. Writing the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform
5. Planning the first argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform
6. Writing the first argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform
7. Planning the second argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform
8. Writing the second argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform
9. Planning and writing the conclusion of a persuasive letter about school uniform
10. Editing a persuasive letter about school uniform