Starter quiz
- A letter is a piece of writing ______ to someone else.
- told
- sent ✓
- emailed
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- True or false? People write letters to communicate information.
- True ✓
- False
- Match these words to their definitions.
- address⇔a location at which a person lives or receives mail ✓
- sender⇔the person who wrote the letter and is sending it ✓
- recipient⇔the person who the letter is written to and is receiving it ✓
- Letters follow a specific structure and...
- layout ✓
- font
- colour
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- Where should I write the sender's name and address on a letter?
- top left side
- top right side ✓
- bottom left side
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- What should be directly below the sender's name and address on a letter?
- the recipient's address
- the greeting
- the date ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of these is the name for a letter written to someone famous you admire?
- fan mail ✓
- royal mail
- celebration mail
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- True or false? We write letters in the first person perspective.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these sentences is written in the first person perspective?
- I am such a huge fan of your poetry. ✓
- He is such a huge fan of the poet's work.
- They loved the poet's writing.
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- What does the word 'compliment' mean?
- saying nothing at all
- saying something nice to someone else ✓
- saying something unkind to someone else
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- Which of these comes at the top of a letter?
- sender's name and address ✓
- recipient's name and address
- date
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- What is written underneath the sender's address on a letter?
- date ✓
- salutation/greeting
- recipient's address
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A letter is a piece of writing that someone sends to someone else.
- First person perspective is the point of view where the speaker is the 'I' character.
- A compliment means to say something nice to someone else.
- The layout of a text refers to the way the information is organised on the page.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it hard to structure the content of their letter.
Provide a model or structure for the pupils to follow.
Keywords
Letter - a piece of writing that someone sends to someone else
First person perspective - the point of view where the speaker is the 'I' character
Compliment - to say something nice to someone else
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