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Persuasive Letter Writing

A neighbourhood group is deciding how to improve a shared community garden. Read the brief, investigate the choices, then plan and write a persuasive letter to the group. State your view clearly and support it with reasons and evidence.

The Community Garden Brief

The garden has a small budget and can add just one feature this term. The group is considering a fruit tree, a covered seating area, or a worm farm. It wants the garden to be useful, welcoming and cared for by the community.

FRUIT TREE Cost: $120 Ready to pick fruit in about 3 years Needs watering while young

COVERED SEATING Cost: $180 Can be used straight away Offers shade and shelter

WORM FARM Cost: $90 Turns food scraps into garden compost Needs regular care

1.What is the main purpose of a persuasive letter? Choose one.

To entertain readers with an invented story
To convince a reader by giving a clear opinion and reasons
To list instructions in order
To describe a place without sharing an opinion

2.Which two facts would best support the opinion, “The group should choose the worm farm”? Select two.

It costs $90, the least of the three options.
It can be used straight away.
It turns food scraps into compost for the garden.
It offers shade and shelter.

3.Put these parts of a persuasive letter in the order they usually appear. Write 1–4 beside each: conclusion; greeting; reasons and evidence; introduction with your opinion.

4.Improve this weak reason by adding a specific fact from the options: “The seating area would be good.” Write one persuasive sentence that explains why it would be useful.

5.Which linking phrase best completes the argument? “A fruit tree takes about three years to produce fruit. _____, it could provide fresh food for the garden community in the future.”

For example
As a result
Once upon a time
Meanwhile

6.A writer says, “We should choose the worm farm because it is cheaper.” Add a second, different reason using a fact from the brief.

Plan Your Letter

Choose one feature to recommend. Consider what matters most to the group: cost, immediate usefulness, future benefits or care needed. You may make a different choice from your classmates if you support it with sound reasons.

7.Complete your plan: Which feature do you recommend? Who is your audience? Give two reasons, and note a fact from the brief to support each reason.

8.Write a persuasive letter to the community garden group recommending one feature. Include a greeting, a clear opinion in your opening, at least two reason-and-evidence points, linking words, and a polite conclusion.