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Reading aloud a persuasive letter

'The Day the Crayons Quit': reading and writing persuasive letters

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 read aloud a persuasive letter using expression.

Key Notes

  • Reading aloud involves speaking in front of others and listening to others.
  • Reading aloud involves speaking at a suitable volume and pace.
  • Reading with expression means reading with feelings and emotion to bring the words to life.
  • Making eye contact with the audience helps the reader to connect with the audience.
  • Confident body language and use of facial expressions are an important aspect of reading aloud.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • rehearsing: when you practise something before you perform in order to get better at it
  • expression: using feelings and emotion to bring the words to life
  • eye contact: involves looking into the eyes of the people in our audience
  • body language: how we use our posture and gestures to communicate meaning and feelings

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may speak very quickly, quietly and not look up from their page when reading aloud their letter.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

Reading aloud involves speaking in front of others and listening to others. Reading aloud involves speaking at a suitable volume and pace.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'rehearsing'

when you practise something before you perform in order to get better at it.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils may speak very quickly, quietly and not look up from their page when reading aloud their letter. Correction: Techniques for effective reading aloud should be explicitly identified, explained and modelled throughout both learning cycles.

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