Planning a persuasive letter
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan the main paragraphs of a persuasive letter.
Key learning points
- When rehearsing and planning for a persuasive letter, we do so in the first person from the character's perspective.
- A plan is written in note format using bullet points to capture the most important information.
- Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose.
- The subordinating conjunction 'because' is used to give a reason for why a character is feeling a certain way.
- First person perspective is the point of view where the writer is the 'I' character.
Keywords
Perspective - the way someone thinks, feels or sees something
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to write in the character of the red crayon.
Ensure that you have additional resources like word banks for pupils to refer to that reference 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we', 'our' and 'us' words.
Teacher tip
Re-read the corresponding section from the text to highlight which part we are using for our persuasive letter. Model making notes and identifying which thoughts and feelings are most important.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2016 Harper Collins edition of ‘The Day the Crayons Quit', written by Drew Daywalt and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers for this lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What are the main characters in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'?
Q2.What does a full sentence need to include?
Q3.Why are the crayons writing to Duncan, their owner?
Q4.Which sentence is written in the first person?
Q5.Which of the following are key linguistic features of a persuasive letter?
Q6.What does persuade mean?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is first person perspective?
Q2.Order the following to show the order that they will appear in your persuasive letter.
Q3.How should your notes for a persuasive letter be organised?
Q4.Why was the red one frustrated with Duncan?
Q5.Which adjectives would be appropriate for describing the red character?
Q6.Which sentence should end with a question mark?
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