School uniform: persuasive letter writing
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Why this why now
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'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- A letter can be written or typed and sent to a recipient as a means of communication.
- A letter can be sent in an envelope via post.
- A letter is a type of non-fiction writing.
- Letters are organised into paragraphs.
- A paragraph is a section of a piece of writing that is indicated by a new line and an indentation.
Why this why now
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'.
Prior knowledge requirements
- A letter can be written or typed and sent to a recipient as a means of communication.
- A letter can be sent in an envelope via post.
- A letter is a type of non-fiction writing.
- Letters are organised into paragraphs.
- A paragraph is a section of a piece of writing that is indicated by a new line and an indentation.
Reading, writing & oracy
School uniform: persuasive letter writing
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.
10 lessons in unit
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