Year 5/6 PowerpointWriting a letter.pptx

Writing a letter

1. Writing a letter Letter from home why moving to Australia is the best persuading them that this is the right thing.

2. What is a letter? A letter is a form of communication to someone you may or may not know. A letter is sent through the post. A persuasive letter is a letter when you try and persuasive someone something for example, that you are okay and happy where you are.

3. What are the features of a letter?

4. How to write a letter? What is the date you are writing the letter? (Date) Who did you leave behind? Who are you writing too? (Greeting) I am well, how are you? (Opening statement) Explain how moving to Australia was a good choice. (Persuasive/ recount) Write what you have been doing? (Persuasive/ recount) I miss you, I hope you are doing well (Closing statement) Love from, lots of love (Closing word)

5. Persuasive Language Emotive Language Repetition Enjoyable Pleasant Fantastic Cheerful Lovely First of all After that following Massive Tall Great Enormous Tall Giggled Exclaimed Meanwhile Repeating simple words and phrases can convince others that they are true. For Example: Repeat how happy you are. Repeat how well the family is. Repeat how everything is going good. I am writing …. I am sure that … For these reasons … In Fact ….. Certainly …. I feel that…. Strong Language Amazing Best Truly Should Definitely Most important

6. Example of a letter Dear Grandma, I am well, How are you ? I am writing to let you know what we have been doing since arriving to Australia. When we first arrived we were greeted by a man holding up a sign with dads name on it. His work organised transport from the airport to the house we are staying out. Dad started work the next day. Mum and I have been exploring Adelaide we went and saw …… The big rocking horse , it was enormous, How school is going language the weather different places, building types I do think about home and you, however I believe we have made the best choice grandma. Dad has been working hard to support us, his work has helped us a lot to settle in. Mum is smiling again. Adelaide is growing on us grandma. We have made the best decision to move here. We are all so much happier and have settle in Adelaide very well. I miss and love you so much, Love Miss Walker

7. Ideas for your letter How school is going? Can you speak English? Have you been learning English Weather different places, building types How well your family is doing What you have been doing How happy you are How your family is nice safe. How you made it to Australia

8. Push Country's Iraq War Poverty Violence Vietnam War

9. Push Country's Burundi Poverty Myanmar W idespread poverty and lack of livelihoods I nsecurity H uman rights violations, and direct and indirect displacement by commercial and military development projects

10. Push Country’s South Sudan L ack of economic opportunities, followed by safety, security and freedom reasons. Syria Civil war. Unemployment due to war. Lack of food due to war. Lack of access to clean water due to war. Forced migration due to war.

11. Pull Country's China New Job Opportunity Japan New Job Opportunity