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Persuasive Letter Writing Lesson – Develop Key Persuasive Writing Skills

This fully resourced lesson guides students through the process of writing a persuasive letter. Designed for KS3 English, it provides a structured approach to using persuasive techniques effectively, culminating in a task where students write a letter to a celebrity encouraging them to support the Fairtrade campaign.

• Clear Learning Objectives and Outcomes – Students will understand key persuasive techniques and apply them in their writing.
• Engaging Starter Activity – Encourages students to define persuasion and discuss its real-world impact.
• Step-by-Step Writing Guidance – Covers the use of powerful adjectives, rhetorical questions, discourse markers, varied sentence structures, and emotive language.
• Real-Life Writing Task – Students write a letter to a celebrity urging them to support Fairtrade, developing their persuasive and formal letter-writing skills.
• Annotated Example Letters – Supports student understanding with a model response demonstrating key persuasive techniques.
• Self-Assessment and Peer Review – Encourages students to reflect on their writing and assess its effectiveness.

• Engaging and Relevant – Connects literacy skills with real-world ethical issues.
• Clear and Structured – Suitable for mixed-ability classrooms.
• Cross-Curricular Application – Useful for both English and PSHE lessons.
• Fully Prepared – Ready to use with minimal planning required.

This resource is ideal for teachers looking to enhance their students’ persuasive writing skills while promoting awareness of global issues.