'The Day the Crayons Quit': reading and writing persuasive letters
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils write a persuasive letter, using the picture book 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt as their starting point. They learn about persuasive writing devices, including flattery and rhetorical questions. Pupils learn and apply a variety of conventions of letter writing.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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'The Day the Crayons Quit': reading and writing persuasive letters
In this unit, pupils write a persuasive letter, using the picture book 'The Day the Crayons Quit' by Drew Daywalt as their starting point. They learn about persuasive writing devices, including flattery and rhetorical questions. Pupils learn and apply a variety of conventions of letter writing.
8 lessons- Writing the first paragraph of a persuasive letter
- Exploring the characters' emotions in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'
- Engaging with the plot of 'The Day the Crayons Quit'
- Writing the second paragraph of a persuasive letter
- The features of a persuasive letter
- Planning a persuasive letter
- Peer editing a persuasive letter
- Reading aloud a persuasive letter