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.
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
Unit 2 SPAG: Sentence forms: statements, questions, exclamations, commands
(suggested as 3 days)
Unit 3 Composition: Reading and writing adverts for bedtime creations
(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
Included in resources
Websites
Day 1 Ad example Frog Bikes
Day 2 Flash Ad from campaignlive.co.uk
Unit 4 SPAG: Verb forms, simple and progressive past and present forms
(suggested as 4 days)
Unit 5 Composition: Write persuasive letters for a pyjama fun day
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Included in resources
Websites
Wild London: Hedgehogs from wildlondon.org.uk
Wild London: How can you help hedgehogs at home from wildlondon.org.uk
How to help hedgehogs in your garden from youtube.com