English

Friday 8^th January 2012

WALT write a persuasive letter.

In today's zoom we have discussed a little more about what goes into a persuasive letter, remembering the checklist.

A persuasive letter contains:

• Dear ..., 
• An opening paragraph explaining why you are writing. 
• Persuasive language.
• Rhetorical questions. 
• Clear points, one made per paragraph. 
• Opening points with time adverbials (Firstly, secondly, finally) that are punctuated with a comma at the end. 

Today you are going to write your persuasive letter to the Emperor, look through your main points from yesterday and write a paragraph for each point. Remember to use your time adverbials and rhetorical questions if you can.

Remember:

• a time adverbial is firstly, secondly, thirdly, finally.
• A rhetorical question is a question that doesn't need to be answered. 

You may wish to start your letter with this introduction:

Dear Emperor,
                          I am writing to you to discuss your crazy decision to destroy my house. I am furious you have sent your engineers to knock down my lovely home to build an ugly road in its place. In this letter I will explain my reasoning.

Firstly, ...