The Day the Crayons Quit - Persuasive writing

In this lesson, we will read the story 'The Day the Crayons Quit' and pause throughout to think and answer questions about the text.

In this lesson, we will investigate silent letters, highlighting etymology and spotting patterns.

In this lesson, we will explore joining or coordinating conjunctions used in compound sentences. We will identify the two main clauses, the verbs and the coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences. We will look at the difference between 'but' 'and' and 'or' and discover when it is appropriate to use each one.

In this lesson, we will look at excerpts from the text 'The Day the Crayons Quit' and look at the features of persuasive letters: exaggeration, emotions, opinions and reasons (argument) and threat.

In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences.

In this lesson, we will think about items we own: are there any that feel neglected? Overworked? Misused? We will choose a belonging and devise a character inspired by the crayons from 'The Day the Crayons Quit'.

In this lesson, we will practise and apply our knowledge of silent letters and take our spelling test.

In this lesson, we will think about the way the crayons felt in the book and why. We will write the feelings and opinions of the crayons, explaining these using the joining conjunctions 'because' and 'so'. We will think about some opinions their characters might have.

In this lesson, we will explore commands and then rhetorical questions in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'. We will practise writing commands and rhetorical questions from the perspective of one of the crayons.

In this lesson, we will look at a modelled write of a persuasive letter and find the persuasive features of the first paragraph. Then, we will ask and answer questions about our devised character. Finally, we will orally rehearse the first paragraph of our letter.

In this lesson, we will recap the features of a persuasive text, focussing on the first paragraph of a letter. Then, we will have a shared write and write the first paragraph of our letter, using our plans to help.

In this lesson, we will look at a modelled write of a persuasive letter and find the persuasive features of the second paragraph. We will use these features as the basis for our plan. Then, we will orally rehearse the second paragraph of our letter, using the plan to help.

In this lesson, we will recap the features of a persuasive text, focussing on the second paragraph of a letter.

In this lesson, we will free write a persuasive letter to a person/organisation/thing of choice. We will recap the features of a persuasive letter, come up with some ideas for who we could write our letter to.

In this lesson, we will develop reading for pleasure through book recommendations and then discuss and describe character traits of our favourite characters.