Achieve your dream

A persuasive letter writing task where students apply to have their dream come true.

The resource includes details of a fictional charity which invites students to apply for their dream. Example student scenarios are given to prompt students' thinking. 

You could prepare students for the task by asking them to discuss ‘wishful thinking’ scenarios such as:

• You have won seven million on the lottery. What do you do with the money? How will it change your life?

• A genie will grant you one wish (or two or three).  What will it (they) be?

Now get individuals or pairs to plan their ‘dream’, but get them to make their application orally and to a panel of students (between three and five).  To spice it up, get the panel to respond like the panel on X-Factor or The Apprentice. Use popular TV formats to help students to structure to their speech, before they go on to the written task.

The letter writing task includes a scaffold to support the structure of students' ideas.