Lesson Planning
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English Year 5 Summer Persuasive Writing
Persuasion and Argument
Explore persuasive letters, adverts, protest songs and speeches. Study the impact of modal verbs and cohesion through adverbs and conjunctions. Deliver persuasive speeches.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to features of persuasive texts
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Essential texts are all provided in the resources document
Weblinks
Disneyland Paris brochure
Heston Blumenthal’s advert for Waitrose
Unit 2 SPAG: Modal verbs to express possibility; advertising
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Essential texts are all provided in the resources document
Unit 3 Comprehension: Exploring protest speeches and songs
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Talking History - 150 Years of Speakers and Speeches by Joan Haig and Joan Lennon.
Weblinks
Our House is On Fire, Great Thunberg speaking at the World Economic Forum
How Dare You?, Greta Thunberg speaking at the UN, sourced at The Guardian
Malala UN Speech by Malala Yousafzai, UN Youth Assembly 2013
Malala Newsround article Child-friendly introduction to Malala Yousafzai from BBC Newsround
Streets of London performed by Ralph McTell and Crisis Choir, from Crisis UK
Unit 4 SPAG: Conjunctions and adverbs for cohesion; health promotion
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Essential texts are all provided in the resources document
Website
Healthier Families from the NHS
Unit 5 Composition: Write a persuasive speech
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
All essential texts are provided in the resources document
Website
Newsround from www.bbc.co.uk