Anne Boleyn and 'The Executioner's Daughter' - Persuasion

*Anne Boleyn is locked in the Tower of London awaiting her death. There she writes a final letter to her husband, Henry VIII, pleading for her life. Can she persuade him to change his mind? *

This 3 week unit of work focuses on Anne Boleyn’s final days leading up to her execution as well as the text ‘The Executioner’s Daughter’. Once pupils have familarised themselves with the features of persuasive writing they must write a letter to Henry VIII convincing him to save them (Anne Boleyn) for execution and then Pa persuading him to let them (Moss) leave the Tower.

This is a really engaging unit of work and can also be used to stimulate discussions during guided reading, PSHE and History topics too.