English Year 3 Summer Persuasive Writing
Advertising
Explore the power of persuasion in advertising. Children play with language, create adverts and promote healthy habits. Grammar includes conjunctions and expanded noun phrases.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to persuasive writing in advertising
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
All in resources
Websites
Selection of adverts (links in resources)
Unit 2 SPAG: Conjunctions; elaborating points in persuasion
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
All in resources
Grammar PowerPoint: Conjunctions
Explore how conjunctions join clauses, giving extra information about time, place and cause. Investigate how clause order can change impact and punctuation. Use conjunctions to elaborate on persuasive points.
Unit 3 Comprehension: Persuasive features and techniques in printed adverts
(suggested as 4 days)
Unit 4 SPAG: Expanded noun phrases: nouns, adjectives, adverbs
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
All in resources
Grammar PowerPoint: Expanded Noun Phrases: Nouns, adjectives, adverbs
Revise nouns, adjectives and adverbs in the context of building expanded noun phrases, extending to using adverbs of degree to modify adjectives. Explore the impact of expanded noun phrases on persuasion.
Unit 5 Composition: Promoting healthy lifestyles
(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
All in resources
Websites
Watch the Change4Life advert from YouTube.com
More information on the Live Well campaigns: physical exercise, eat well, improve mental wellbeing from NHS.uk
8 easy ways to Change4life Change4Life poster