bedale lesson1

							                  OBJECTIVE

   I will demonstrate some familiarity with the
    features of Persuasive Writing

             LEARNING OUTCOME

   I have used some features of Persuasive
    Writing in my own writing
      SATs Preparation
     The Writing Triplets


  Argue, Persuade, Advise
  Inform, Explain, Describe

 Analyse, Review, Comment

 Imagine, Explore, Entertain
               PERSUASION

 In your exam you might be asked to pick out
  persuasive features from a text and also to
  write to persuade.
 It is easy to learn the features of persuasion
  and to spot them in text.
 If you also practise writing to persuade you
  will become more familiar with what is
  expected of you in the exam.
  Persuasion is easy – you do it all the
                 time!
We all use persuasive techniques at one time
 or another.

We do it to get our own way.

Persuasion is part of our everyday language –
 write down three areas you have seen or
 experienced Persuasive Techniques.
            The Art of Persuasion

 Some texts are written to persuade the
  reader to think or do something.
 The aim is to make the reader think or act in
  a particular way.
 For example:
     Advertisements  buy now!
     Health posters  look after yourself / make changes
     To persuade in words, writers can use a range of
      techniques.
         Identifying the Task
      Argue, PERSUADE, Advise

You are writing to Persuade …
Under what circumstances would you try to
  persuade someone to do something?
 Think about the last time you tried to
  persuade your parents to let you go
  somewhere – or let you have something.
 What did you say?
 And what about the last time your parents
  tried to persuade you to do something?
What was it and what
did they say?

•Now think about the
TONE you both used.

•What was successful
and what failed?
The key to being a successful Persuader is
            remembering…


                     What is the reason for
Purpose               the text
                     Who is meant to read it
Audience             What language has
                      been used – formal,
Language              informal etc?
    Persuasive Techniques
        involve being


A
PERSUADER
            The Persuader
   P   Personal Pronouns
   E   Emotive language
   R   Rhetorical Questions
   S   Statistics and Facts
   U   Use of an authority figure
   A   Alliteration and Anecdotes
   D   Description and Imagery
   E   Exaggeration
   R   Repetition and group of 3
                Exercise 1

Read the text you have been given and analyse
 it carefully, identifying and annotating the
 persuasive techniques used.

Take each technique you have identified and
  comment on its effect on the reader.
      The Persuader
Spot the Persuasive features in the text.
               The SATs question
In the SATs you may be asked to do a piece of persuasive writing.
Make sure you understand

The QUESTION or INSTRUCTION


The PURPOSE and AUDIENCE


Then    PLAN your response.
    Writing task – write an article for the
              school magazine
   In Y11 all students should be in bed by 9pm.
    All pupils should wear uniform.
    All pupils should wear yellow uniforms.
    Watching TV during Y10 / Y11 should be
    banned.
    Chocolate should be removed from shelves
    across the country to encourage people to be
    healthier.
    Junk food should be rationed or quadrupled in
    price IMMEDIATELY.
             metaphor                    Personal Pronouns
simile                                                       Emotive words
                    personification
         imagery                               language         Alliteration
                          senses
                                                          Exaggeration

                    Students should have three hours’
                        homework each night.

    Repetition
                                        PAL
                                                        Authority figure
Group of three           Techniques

   Anecdotes                          Statistics and Facts
                   Rhetorical Questions
                Exercise 2
                 WRITE
         THE OPENING PARAGRAPH
   Engage or 'grab your reader's attention straight away -
    involve and interest them at the outset.
   State why you are writing
   Involve your reader by using 'you', 'we - if appropriate!
   State why you have the authority to write on this topic and
    that you are reasonable and trustworthy.
   Forge common ground between you and your reader -
    mention an outcome both of you would endorse.
   Use a rhetorical question.
   Choose your words with precision and care.
           Exercise 3

Hand your writing to your partner
 and ask them to grade it for you
 suggesting two ways in which it
 could be improved.
            Lesson Evaluation



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