Year 5 - English
Identifying features of a persuasive letter
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 identify the features of a persuasive letter.
Key Notes
- The purpose of a persuasive letter is to change someone's mind or behaviour or convince them about something.
- A persuasive letter is often formal in tone.
- Flattery, presumption and veiled threat are examples of persuasive devices.
Vocabulary To Learn
- persuasion: the action or process of trying to change someone's mind or behaviour
- purpose: the reason for something and the desired impact
- linguistic technique: language device used to have a desired impact on the reader
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may not know the difference between the different types of fronted adverbial.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The purpose of a persuasive letter is to change someone's mind or behaviour or convince them about something. A persuasive letter is often formal in tone.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'persuasion'
the action or process of trying to change someone's mind or behaviour.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may not know the difference between the different types of fronted adverbial. Correction: Teach pupils that an 'and' formal fronted adverbial builds on a point, a 'but' formal fronted adverbial introduces a contrasting idea to the previous sentence and a fronted adverbial of cause tells the reader the cause and effect of something.
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