Change Their Mind! Writing a Persuasive Letter

About This Resource

A complete Grade 5 ESL writing lesson pack on persuasive letters: the parts of a formal letter, stating a clear opinion, giving reasons with evidence, persuasive phrases, linking words, answering the other side and a polite closing, with a model letter and planning frame. Includes a lesson plan, worksheet, quiz, homework, A5 flashcards, a rubric, detailed slides with speaker notes, Word files and answer keys.

Overview

Students learn to write a letter that persuades a reader to agree with them or take action. They study a model letter to a principal asking for a school garden, label its parts, identify the opinion, reasons and evidence, practise persuasive phrases and linking words such as firstly, in addition and finally, respond to a counter-argument politely and plan and write their own persuasive letter.

Resource Details

Subject: ESL
Topic: Writing a Persuasive Letter
Category: Writing
File Type: PDF
File Size: 346.3 KB
Published: 31 Oct 2026
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Grade 5 ESL (ages 10–11), A2–B1 60 minutes Writing reading persuasive language organization

Learning Objectives

Identify the parts and features of a persuasive letter.
State an opinion and support it with reasons and evidence.
Use persuasive language, linking words and a polite tone.

How to Use This Resource

Show the slides and read the model letter together.
Use the flashcards to teach the key terms and phrases, then complete the worksheet.
Use the quiz to check learning and send the letter-writing homework; answers are in the answer keys.

Classroom Activity Ideas

Four corners: read a statement such as "Homework should be banned"; students move to agree or disagree and give one reason.
Reason or opinion? Students hold up a card to show whether a sentence is an opinion or a reason.
Letter swap: students exchange letters and use the checklist to give two stars and a wish.

Differentiation

Support: give a writing frame with sentence starters for each paragraph. Challenge: add a counter-argument paragraph and use at least three persuasive techniques.

Assessment

The worksheet and quiz check letter features and persuasive language (answer keys included). Use the rubric to assess the final letter.

Teacher Tips

Choose real issues students care about, such as longer recess or a class pet. Writing to a real reader makes the task meaningful, and many teachers send the best letters.

What's Included

11-page printable PDF lesson pack: teacher lesson plan with timings, materials and differentiation
Key vocabulary list (7 words with meanings and examples)
Student worksheet (5 activities)
Quiz / assessment (3 parts)
Homework practice page
Printable flashcards: 7 A5 picture cards (separate PDF)
Assessment rubric (4 levels)
Lesson slides (editable PowerPoint)
Editable Word version of all student pages
Complete answer key (also as a separate PDF)