Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter | English

Starter quiz

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- i am completely shattered.
- i am completely shattered
- I am completely shattered. ✓
- I am completely shattered
Match the word class to its example.
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  crayon ✓
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  exhausted ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  choose ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  completely ✓
When writing our persuasive letter, we can use our ______ to help us.
- 'plan' ✓
What are the different sentence types you can use in your writing?
- paragraph
- complex ✓
- tension
- simple ✓
- compound ✓
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- On Monday you used me to, colour in the sun.
- On, Monday you used me to colour in the sun.
- On Monday, you used me to colour in the sun. ✓
- On Monday you used me to colour in the sun.
Which sentence is written in the first person?
- This is very frustrating.
- I am feeling very frustrated. ✓
- It is really frustrating.
- They are very frustrated.

What is the purpose of a rhetorical question in a persuasive letter?
- to engage with the recipient ✓
- to make the recipient feel frustrated
- to encourage the recipient to reflect on a point ✓
- to give the recipient general facts
A ______ sentence is formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
- 'complex' ✓
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- As, I am writing this I am feeling very frustrated.
- As I am writing this, I am feeling very frustrated. ✓
- As I am writing this I am feeling very frustrated.
- As I am writing this I am feeling, very frustrated.
Which of the following is an example of a salutation?
- Best wishes,
- See you soon.
- Dear owner, ✓
- How are you?
Which sentence uses exaggeration?
- I am shattered!
- I am tired.
- I am the MOST shattered crayon in the ENTIRE world! ✓
- I am fatigued!
Is this statement true or false? This sentence is written in the progressive present tense: 'I have felt fed up for a while now.'
- 'false' ✓

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A persuasive letter is written mainly in the present tense, including the simple, progressive and perfect present forms.
Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose.
An adverbial complex sentence has a main clause and an adverbial clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction.
Fronted adverbials of time are sentence starters that tell the reader when something happens.
First person perspective is the point of view where the writer is the 'I' character.

Pupils may shift into writing from the third person perspective.

Pause at regular intervals during the writing process and have pupils read back and check for use of the first person.

Present tense - tells the reader the action is happening now
First person - the ‘I/we’ perspective
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged