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English Year 2 Summer Persuasive Writing

Bedtime Arguments, Adverts & Letters

With this relatable theme, children speak and write powerfully about bedtimes, bedroom inventions and petition for a pyjama party. Grammar includes tense and sentence forms.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Role-play an argument, for and against child-dictated bedtimes
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Bedtime by Eleanor Farjeon

SPAG
Unit 2 SPAG: Sentence forms: statements, questions, exclamations, commands
(suggested as 3 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Included in resources

Composition
Unit 3 Composition: Reading and writing adverts for bedtime creations
(suggested as 4 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Texts
Included in resources

Websites
Day 1
Ad example Frog Bikes
Day 2 Flash Ad from campaignlive.co.uk

SPAG
Unit 4 SPAG: Verb forms, simple and progressive past and present forms
(suggested as 4 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text
Peace at Last by Jill Murphy

Composition
Unit 5 Composition: Write persuasive letters for a pyjama fun day
(suggested as 4 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.