📝 Part 1: Your Persuasive Topic

1. What topic will you write to the head teacher about? Choose something you feel strongly about for your school.

2. What do you want the head teacher to do about this topic?

3. Why is this topic important to you and other pupils?

🎯 Part 2: Planning Your Three Arguments

4. Argument 1: What is your first reason why the head teacher should agree with you?

What evidence or example supports this argument?

5. Argument 2: What is your second reason?

What evidence or example supports this argument?

6. Argument 3: What is your strongest reason?

What evidence or example supports this argument?

7. Tick the features you must include in your persuasive letter:

Formal greeting (Dear Mr/Mrs...)

Clear introduction stating your purpose

Three well-organised paragraphs with your arguments

Persuasive language (modal verbs: should, must, could)

Relative clauses to add extra information

Formal closing (Yours sincerely/faithfully)

8. Write two relative clauses you could use in your letter to add extra information about your topic:

Example: Our playground, which is used by 200 pupils daily, needs new equipment.

Relative clause 1:

Relative clause 2:

9. Extension Challenge: Plan a counter-argument. What might someone say against your idea, and how would you respond?