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Persuasive Letter Writing

The skate park is busy, but its lights switch off early. Read the park users’ message, then practise planning and writing a persuasive letter to the local council. Give a clear opinion and support it with reasons and examples.

Read the message

To the local council, We are Mei, Nikau and Charlotte, and we use the skate park after school. The lights turn off at 5 pm, even in winter when it gets dark earlier. We hope the council will consider an extra hour of lighting on winter evenings. Later lighting would give us more time to practise safely while a parent or caregiver is nearby. It could also help families who cannot visit earlier because of work. We know lights cost money, so perhaps the council could try the change for one winter and ask park users what they think. Please consider a winter trial. A well-lit park would help young people enjoy a safe place to be active. Yours sincerely, Mei, Nikau and Charlotte

1.What change are Mei, Nikau and Charlotte asking the council to make?

2.Which sentence states the writers’ opinion most clearly?

The lights turn off at 5 pm.
We think the council should keep the lights on until 6 pm during the winter months.
We are Mei, Nikau and Charlotte.
Yours sincerely, Mei, Nikau and Charlotte

3.Give one reason the writers use to support their request.

4.True or false? The writers ignore the fact that keeping lights on costs money. Explain your answer.

5.Fill in the blank with a linking phrase from the message: “We know lights cost money, perhaps the council could try the change for one winter.”

Build a convincing letter

A persuasive letter usually has a greeting, an introduction with a clear opinion, supporting reasons with examples, a conclusion, and a polite sign-off. Strong writers also think about what a reader might worry about.

6.Put these parts of a persuasive letter in order by writing 1–5 beside each: supporting reasons; greeting; conclusion; introduction stating your opinion; polite sign-off.

Supporting reasons
Greeting
Conclusion
Introduction stating your opinion
Polite sign-off

7.The council may worry about the cost of longer lighting. Write one sentence that responds to this concern and suggests a fair solution.

8.Plan your own persuasive letter to the local council. Choose a change that would improve the skate park. State your opinion and list two different reasons to support it.

9.Write the opening of your letter: include a greeting to the local council and a clear sentence stating your request.

10.Write a persuasive concluding sentence that restates your request and encourages the council to act.