Year 3 - English
Peer editing a persuasive letter
'The Day the Crayons Quit': reading and writing persuasive letters
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write a persuasive letter, using the picture book 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt as their starting point. They learn about persuasive writing devices, including flattery and rhetorical questions. Pupils learn and apply a variety of conventions of letter writing.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to edit your own and your peer's persuasive letters.
Key Notes
- Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing.
- Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
- When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops, question marks & commas are checked.
- When editing sentence structure, the way sentences are constructed is checked to improve and enhance text flow.
- When editing language, choices of words and phrases are carefully reviewed.
Vocabulary To Learn
- editing: the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality
- punctuation: a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences
- sentence structure: the way words are arranged within a sentence to convey meaning
- vocabulary: the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing. Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'editing'
the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only. Correction: Editing involves improving language choices, sentence structure and enhancing the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Engaging with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit' Study Guide
- Exploring the characters' emotions in 'The Day the Crayons Quit' Study Guide
- Planning a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Reading aloud a persuasive letter Study Guide
- The features of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter Study Guide
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