Starter quiz
- Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- you have so many colours to choose from.
- You have so many colours to choose from. ✓
- you have so many colours to choose from
- you have so many colours to choose from
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- Match the word class to its example.
- noun⇔pencil case ✓
- adjective⇔lonely ✓
- adverb⇔regularly ✓
- verb⇔understand ✓
- When writing our persuasive letter, we can use our ______ to help us.
- 'plan' ✓
- Which sentence should end with a question mark?
- Why are you always choosing me ✓
- How very frustrating
- Stop choosing me
- What a tiring day
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- Which sentence is written in the first person?
- It is going to leave today.
- She is going to leave this classroom.
- You are going to move.
- I am going to leave this box. ✓
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- Select the verb in this sentence: 'Stop it right now!'
- it
- right
- stop ✓
- now
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Exit quiz
- What is the purpose of a command in a persuasive letter?
- to ask the recipient for a favour
- to warn the recipient what could happen
- to instruct the recipient to do something ✓
- to give the recipient general facts
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- A complex sentence is formed of a main clause and a ______ clause.
- 'subordinate' ✓
- Which of the following is an example of a sign-off?
- Good morning, Duncan
- Your frustrated friend, Red ✓
- How are you?
- Dear owner,
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- What is the purpose of a rhetorical question?
- to have a chat with the reader
- to engage directly with the reader ✓
- to make the reader laugh
- to encourage the reader to reflect on a point ✓
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- Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- If, you choose me again I will have to leave.
- If you choose me again I will have to leave.
- If you, choose me again, I will have to leave.
- If you choose me again, I will have to leave. ✓
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- Which of the following is an example of a warning?
- I am looking for another owner.
- If you don't change, I will find another owner. ✓
- I found another owner.
- This is my new owner.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Persuasive letters have distinctive linguistic features in order to achieve their purpose.
- An adverbial complex sentence is a main clause and an adverbial clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction.
- The subordinating conjunction ‘because’ introduces a reason.
- Oral rehearsal of full sentences helps to ensure they are structured accurately.
- First person perspective is the point of view where the writer is the 'I' character.
Common misconception
Pupils may shift into writing from the third person perspective.
Pupils are going to be writing a persuasive letter written from the first person perspective of the red crayon in ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’. Ensure that pupils have a word bank or display with 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we', 'us' and 'our' prompts.
Keywords
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
Sign-off - indicates who wrote the letter and that the letter is coming to an end
Persuasive techniques - language structures or devices used in writing to try to change someone’s mind or behaviour
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