Writing a Letter of Complaint: Year 6 full observation-style lesson: lesson plan, PP, resources

I used this lesson for an observation with Year 6 so it includes a detailed lesson plan, full resources and opportunities for AfL, progress checks and extension tasks.

Brief outline of the lesson below:

STARTER: Pupils tell their partner what they think the “Holiday from hell” means. Extension: Students discuss what this might include.

TASK 1: Pupils are shown the question: What is a letter of complaint? Pupils write down one idea. They swap ideas with their partner and add to their thought cloud.

TASK 2: Pupils are shown a muddled list of the format of a formal letter. Pupils write down the correct order to re-cap the layout.

PROGRESS CHECK: Pupils are asked to volunteer one thing they know about a letter o

TASK 3: 2 minute class discussion to answer the question of what kind of language is used in letters of complaint.

TASK 4: Pupils are shown three language features of writing to complain. Pupils volunteer to come up to the board to match exaggeration, sensory description and rhetorical questions to their meanings and examples.

TASK 5: Students write their own letter of complaint using a structured worksheet to remind them of the layout of the letter and the techniques studied. Differentiation: an example is displayed on the board to offer support.

PLENARY: Pupils are asked to volunteer one thing they know about a letter of complaint.