This is a persuasive letter told from the perspective of the Giant in Jack and the Beanstalk. He is complaining to a fictional Fairy Tale Council about the problems that Jack has caused, such as ruining the environment, theft and causing serious injury. This could be used as a model text with KS2 children to identify key features and language of persuasive texts, or as a Guided Reading resource. I hope that you find it useful and it saves you some time.

In this resource, you will find a formal persuasive letter written to the Headteacher of Shuffledown Primary. The main aim of the letter is for a ban on the number of playtimes during the school day. You will find an opening paragraph, three main points and a conclusion. The letter contains many of the features of persuasive letter writing, including: Rule of Three Rhetorical Questions Connectives Exaggeration Modal Verbs Statistics Deliberate Ambiguity Dare to disagree I have used it in my Year 5 classroom as a Guided Reading text, but it could also be used as a model for students own writing.