Year 5 - English
Identifying linguistic features and persuasive techniques
'Front Desk': persuasive letter writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils take inspiration from a scene in the text 'Front Desk' to write a persuasive letter to elected councillors. They build up persuasive writing skills, including flattery, presumption, evidence and veiled threat. Pupils apply a variety of conventions of formal letter writing.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify linguistic features and persuasive techniques in a formal persuasive letter.
Key Notes
- The purpose of a persuasive letter is to persuade or convince the reader to change their mind or behaviour.
- Persuasive letters are formal in tone.
- Linguistic features are language features that help the text achieve its purpose.
- Persuasive techniques are structures or devices used in writing to try to change someone's mind or behaviour.
Vocabulary To Learn
- purpose: the aim of the text
- persuasive letter: a formal letter written to try and convince or persuade the reader
- linguistic feature: language features that help the text achieve its purpose
- persuasive technique: a structure or device used in writing to try to change someone's mind or behaviour
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may mix up linguistic features with persuasive techniques.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The purpose of a persuasive letter is to persuade or convince the reader to change their mind or behaviour. Persuasive letters are formal in tone.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'purpose'
the aim of the text.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may mix up linguistic features with persuasive techniques. Correction: Linguistic features and persuasive techniques are addressed in isolation through the two distinct learning cycles. Build in more time for checking pupils' understanding if their knowledge is still not secure at the end of each.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Editing the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Planning and writing the conclusion of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Planning part one of the main body of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Planning part two of the main body of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Planning the introduction of a persuasive letter, using inspiration from a text Study Guide
- Reading aloud a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Understanding the context of 'Front Desk' Study Guide
- Understanding the purpose, layout and features of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Writing part one of the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Writing part two of the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a persuasive letter, using inspiration from a text Study Guide
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