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Unit 6 Earth First
Reading for Writing
Please use a simple sentence to describe this phenomenon.
Persuade more and more people to take part in “Clear Your Plate” campaign.
Writing a persuasive letter
Reading
for
Structure
Greeting/
Salutation(称谓)
Ending
Signature(署名)
Main Body
Reading
for
Organization
We are writing this letter to call on everyone to take part in the Clear Your Plate campaign. It urges people to save food by not wasting anything on the dining table. You may not know over 30% of the world’s food is wasted,while many people in poor areas do not have enough to eat. In order to save food,we propose:
1 Do not order more than you need in the school canteen.
2 Order less and take leftover food home when dining in restaurants.
3 Call on family members and friends to take part in the campaign.
Reducing daily food waste by just 5% could save millions of people from starvation. Let’s start doing what we can to make the world a greener,cleaner place!
Main body
1 What is the purpose of the letter?
2 What is the existing problem?
3 What are the proposed actions from Class 8?
an appeal for participation
Paragraph Main idea
1 The writing purpose
The existing problem
2 The proposed actions
(measures)
3 Appeal passionately
The structure of this persuasive letter
Paragraph Main idea Useful words & sentence patterns
1 The purpose of this letter We are writing this letter to …; call on;
We are concerned that…; raise awareness of…
The existing problem Have an impact/influence/effect on; affect; cause damage to
2 The proposed actions
(measures) In order to…, we propose;
We would like to suggest…;
In order to improve this situation, we should…
We hope that you will consider…
take measures/steps; stop/prevent/protect…from…
3 An appeal It’s high time that…; take action; joint efforts; be responsible for; the importance of
Group work
Choose one of these environmental pollution.
Prepare a one-minute persuasive presentation.
Decide one representative reporter.
Writing a persuasive letter
现在地球存在越来越多的环境问题,请你给全体同学写一封倡议信,呼吁大家一起行动起来、保护环境,内容包括:
1、写信目的
2、存在的问题或现状
3、呼吁采取行动
4、表达迫切希望
注意:
写作词数应为80左右;
可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear students,
I am writing this letter to call on ____________(写信目的). Nowadays, ____________________ (描述现状分析). It is necessary for us to ____________________________(做某事).
With the aim of _________(目的),________________________(措施). First of all,_______________________. In addition,___________________. Last but not least,_______________________________.(具体采取的行动).
All in all, it is high time that _____________________________(做某事). ________________________________(意义). Let’s take action now!
Yours,
XXX
Assessment Chart (评价表)
Review Items Rating Criteria Scores Evaluation
Content Is the letter written from four aspects: purpose, existing problem, proposed measures and appeal?
Are these four aspects explained in detail? 4
Structure Does the letter have a clear structure?
Does the letter have transitions(过渡词) between sentences and paragraphs? 2
Language Does the letter use proper sentence patterns?
Does the letter use correct grammar and spelling? 2
Emotion Does the speaker express sincere emotions? 2
Revise your writing based on the evaluation sheet.
Create a short video based on your persuasive letter. You may post it on social media platforms.
Assignments
Optional:
Compulsory:
Self-assessment Chart (自评表)
After this class, I am able to… Excellent Good In need of improvement
1. Retell the organization of a persuasive letter.
2. Write a powerful persuasive letter using proper words and sentence patterns.
3. Raise my awareness of environmental protection.
4. Call on more people to protect our environment.
We have only one earth. We should live in harmony with earth.
Thanks!
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