Year 2 English LO To write a letter

Year 2 English LO: To write a letter

Monday: LO: To plan a letter There are many different reasons that we might write a letter. Write down some of those reasons on your piece of paper.

Purposes for letters To inform: An example of this are the letters that schools send home to parents to let them know about something that is going to happen in school. To complain: If you go into a shop and are sold something that is out of date you may send a letter of complaint to the company and request compensation. To persuade: These letters are used to persuade someone to do something. You may give them

We have enough time left to write one letter each week before the end of this term. This week we are going to start by writing a letter to persuade. Your challenge is to write a letter to Miss Mollett to persuade her to let you have longer play times in the morning. In order to be able to write a good persuasive letter, you must plan exactly what you are going to say so that your argument is clear and flows well. This is your chance to show off to Miss Mollett

Time to think. . . What are good reasons for having an extended playtime? How much longer do you think playtime should be? (at the moment it is 15 minutes) Remember in order to persuade someone, you must make sure that you reasons are also good for them and that your changes aren’t TOO BIG.

On your paper today Please write down all of your reasons for wanting an extension of your play time. If you can find any facts that support your reasons then write them down in your plan too. When you have thought of your reasons, decided which paragraph each of your reasons will be explained in. You will be writing 4 paragraphs in total.

Tuesday: LO: To write the opening paragraph of a letter. When writing a persuasive letter, your opening paragraph of your letter should outline the reason that you have for writing your letter before you move into trying to persuade the person reading it to think the same way as you do.

How to set out a letter When we write a letter, we always put the address in the top right hand corner. This is not something that we would ever normally do when writing as usually we write from the margin. On your piece of paper please lay out the school address in the top right hand corner as I have shown on the next slide.

Writing the address School Kings Avenue Primary London SW 4 8 BQ Remember you must use capital letters as the school name and location are PROPER NOUNS and you must also use capital letters for post codes.

Addressing the recipient The recipient is the person who is going to receive this letter- in this case it is Miss Mollett. When you have finished writing the address you must then leave a line and begin writing back over on the left hand side of the page. I have shown you how to do this on the next slide.

Addressing the recipient Kings Avenue Primary School London SW 4 8 BQ Dear Miss Mollett,

To do today You are now only going to write the first paragraph to explain to Miss Mollett why you are writing to her. Remember the SC Capital letters Finger spaces Conjunctions Punctuation

My example Dear Miss Mollett, I am writing to you today to persuade you that upon our return to school, all children need an extended morning play time. Throughout my letter I will present you with reasons why my point of view is the correct one. Not only will I outline the benefits of extending our playtime but I will address some questions that I know you will have about the negatives of this extension.

Wednesday & Thursday: LO: To write a persuasive letter Using the word bank on the next slide please write a paragraph per reason so persuade Miss Mollett to let you have an extended play time when you come back to school.

Word bank I think… For example. . . For this reason… In fact. . . Firstly, Secondly… For instance. . . In addition… this. . . In support of Furthermore… Pros/cons Similarly… Fair/unfair Again… Support

Friday: LO: To conclude a letter Today you are going to write your final paragraph where you summarise all of your key points and implore the reader to agree with you and make the decision that you want. On the next slide you will find an example of a letter ending and the slide after that contains a word bank to support you today too.

My example In conclusion, for all of the reasons that I have stated above, I implore you to make the right decision and allow myself and my fellow peers the chance to have an extended play time upon our return to school. I have faith that you will make the right decision for your dedicated pupils at this time. Yours Sincerely Rebecca

Word bank For these reasons… As you can see… In other words… On the whole… In short… Without a doubt… In brief… Undoubtedly. . .