Year 5 - English
Writing part one of the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text
'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 use a plan to write the first part of the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text.
Key Notes
- The purpose of the main body is to clearly state the writer's most persuasive points.
- Using a plan and success criteria can help inform the writing process.
- Presumption and veiled threat are appropriate persuasive techniques to use in the main body.
- Points backed up by evidence, statistics, quotes or anecdotes are effective in making the writer sound credible.
Vocabulary To Learn
- credibility: the fact that someone can be believed or trusted
- evidence: facts or statistics used to back up a point
- veiled threat: when the writer subtly threatens the reader
- presumption: when the writer guesses or assumes the reader's opinion based on their character or position
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may use veiled threat as a persuasive technique, but they may use it clumsily or inappropriately.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The purpose of the main body is to clearly state the writer's most persuasive points. Using a plan and success criteria can help inform the writing process.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'credibility'
the fact that someone can be believed or trusted.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may use veiled threat as a persuasive technique, but they may use it clumsily or inappropriately. Correction: The scaffolding and modelling of what appropriate veiled threat looks and sounds like is explicit in the lesson.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Editing the main body of a persuasive letter, inspired by a text Study Guide
- Identifying linguistic features and persuasive techniques 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 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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