Exposition: Letter to Jessie Pope Plan

Purpose: To stop Jessie Pope from enticing young men to join the army.
Focus: The horrible reality about fighting in WWI
Language: Persuasive vocabulary, subjective voice, present tense.

Draft
Your address

Date

Jessie Pope’s
Address

Dear Madam

Purpose

Introduce yourself…I
am a soldier…..
State the purpose of
the letter,
Outline the
issue/problem.

Thesis

Give your opinion

about the issue.

Argument 1
Make your first main
point.
Give evidence/data/
examples to support
your point of view.

Argument 2
Make your first main
point.
Give evidence/data/
examples to support
your point of view.

Argument 3
Make your first main
point.
Give evidence/data/
examples to support
your point of view.

Restatement of
thesis

The conclusion pulls

your arguments
together. It may include
recommendations or
suggested solutions or
a ‘Call to Action’.
Round off/Conclude.

Yours faithfully
Signature
Name