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

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

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

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  1. 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

  2. SATs PreparationThe Writing Triplets • Argue, Persuade, Advise • Inform, Explain, Describe • Analyse, Review, Comment • Imagine, Explore, Entertain

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Identifying the TaskArgue, 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?

  7. 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?

  8. Purpose Audience Language What is the reason for the text Who is meant to read it What language has been used – formal, informal etc? The key to being a successful Persuader is remembering…

  9. Persuasive Techniquesinvolve being A PERSUADER

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

  11. 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.

  12. The Persuader Spot the Persuasive features in the text.

  13. 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 PLANyour response.

  14. 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.

  15. metaphor Personal Pronouns simile Emotivewords 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

  16. Exercise 2WRITETHE 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.

  17. 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.

  18. Lesson Evaluation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Has learning taken place in today’s lesson? How?

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