This week, we continued to work on writing persuasive letters.  The kids have loved sending the letters on their way and hearing the responses that come back!  Some of the students have been successful in persuading their audience and some have not, but I think they are equally motivated by both.  To make our letters the most persuasive they can be, the kids have learned to add the following to their letters:

A GREETING

An OPINION of something to be changed/fixed

REASONS why it should be changed/fixed

A possible SOLUTION to the problem

and a CLOSING with their SIGNATURE