WS01 - Responding to the news: Letter to the Editor
English, Year 6
- Written response
Annotations
1. Shows awareness of audience and addresses the reader (“your”, “you”) to draw them into the issue.
2. Selects an adverb (“strongly”) to emphasise the argument.
3. Expands the argument by offering an alternative point of view.
4. Asks a question to engage the reader.
5. Refers to evidence to support the argument.
6. Uses a list to emphasise and clarify alternatives, and strengthen the point of view (“hospitals, schools, saving endangered animals ...”).
7. Selects first person pronouns (“we”) to engage the reader.
8. Chooses emotive language (“poor, helpless, innocent”) to persuade readers to the writer’s point of view.
9. Shows a clear understanding of paragraph structure and uses a powerful persuasive sentence to conclude.