Non-fiction: letter writing
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Why this why now
This unit builds on pupils' knowledge of non-fiction writing from 'changing views' and 'crime and punishment'. In this unit, pupils develop increasingly sophisticated and nuanced non-fiction writing skills, such as the use of passive voice, and also develop their strong original voice. This unit builds towards the unit 'teenage kicks', where pupils will continue to develop nuance in their letter and article writing.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can use reading skills to decode texts
- Pupils can identify a range of language devices in texts
- Pupils can comment on an author's use of language
- Pupils can understand the conventions of different types of functional writing
- Pupils can use simple, compound and complex sentences
- Pupils can identify rhetorical devices in a text
- Pupils can use rhetorical devices in their own writing
- Pupils can link together a series of simple statements or sentences, to show a cohesive understanding
- Pupils can use conjunctions to explain their inferences
- Pupils can use comparisons to compare similarities or differences between texts
Why this why now
This unit builds on pupils' knowledge of non-fiction writing from 'changing views' and 'crime and punishment'. In this unit, pupils develop increasingly sophisticated and nuanced non-fiction writing skills, such as the use of passive voice, and also develop their strong original voice. This unit builds towards the unit 'teenage kicks', where pupils will continue to develop nuance in their letter and article writing.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can use reading skills to decode texts
- Pupils can identify a range of language devices in texts
- Pupils can comment on an author's use of language
- Pupils can understand the conventions of different types of functional writing
- Pupils can use simple, compound and complex sentences
- Pupils can identify rhetorical devices in a text
- Pupils can use rhetorical devices in their own writing
- Pupils can link together a series of simple statements or sentences, to show a cohesive understanding
- Pupils can use conjunctions to explain their inferences
- Pupils can use comparisons to compare similarities or differences between texts
Language
Non-fiction: letter writing
In this unit, pupils complete a deep dive into letter writing. They first explore what the letter form is used for, before thinking about the use of modality, personification, active voice and passive voice. They then evaluate some persuasive letters before writing their own.
6 lessons in unit
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