argue • persuade • advise
task one: You are studying 'Much Ado about Nothing' for your year 9 SATs and you think it would be a very good idea if the English teachers in your school performed the two set scenes in the drama theatre to help you understand and enjoy them. Write a formal letter to the head of English, Mrs Layhe, explaining your point of view and persuading her to arrange this performance.
Before you start, complete the following planning boxes.
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form what kind of writing
must you produce? How will this change the way you organise and complete your writing? |
purpose what specific job
is your writing setting out to do? How will this purpose change the way you write?
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audience who is going to read your writing? How will your knowledge of your audience change the way you write? |
tone How will your voice
feel when you read your piece aloud? How will this affect the way you choose the language of your writing?
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Paragraph one:
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Paragraph two:
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Paragraph three:
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Paragraph four:
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Paragraph five:
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