Year 5 - English
Editing a persuasive letter about school uniform
School uniform: persuasive letter writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write a formal persuasive letter to the Prime Minister. They learn about persuasive writing devices, including flattery, presumption, evidence and veiled threat. Pupils learn and apply a variety of conventions of formal letter writing.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to edit a persuasive letter about school uniform.
Key Notes
- Editing is the process of improving writing to ensure text flow and overall quality.
- Editing involves making improvements to a piece of writing without completely rewriting it.
- Editing is a vital part of the writing process.
Vocabulary To Learn
- editing: to revise or redraft writing in order to make changes, correct mistakes and improve its overall quality
- punctuation: the use of recognised symbols which turn a collection of words into a logical, structured piece of writing
- grammar: the rules used to structure language
- sentence structure: refers to the way words are arranged and organised within sentences to convey meaning
- vocabulary: the language choices made by the writer
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that editing involves re-writing most or all of the text.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Editing is the process of improving writing to ensure text flow and overall quality. Editing involves making improvements to a piece of writing without completely rewriting it.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'editing'
to revise or redraft writing in order to make changes, correct mistakes and improve its overall quality.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that editing involves re-writing most or all of the text. Correction: Teach pupils that editing involves checking for mistakes and making small tweaks to the text.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Generating points to use in a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Identifying features of a persuasive letter Study Guide
- Planning and writing the conclusion of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Planning the first argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Planning the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Planning the second argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Writing the first argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
- Writing the second argument of a persuasive letter about school uniform Study Guide
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