Persuasive Texts Language Features Persuasion: what does it mean? “To talk someone into doing or thinking something.”

Persuasive techniques  Language  Images  Jargon  Expert Opinion  Inclusive language  Appeals  Rhetorical questions  Alliteration  Generalisations  Statistics  Facts  Visuals  Tone  Structures  Personal anecdotes Page 37 National English Skills 2

Language Emotive wordsHope he plays forever Negative wordsUnfair tackle Positive wordsNear-perfect pass Colourful wordsAs low as a snake’s belly Strong wordsFear, fight, challenge Activity: National English Skills Page 112 Vocabulary (Homework, due Friday) 3 Affection Anger Annoyance Antipathy Anxiety Bewilderment Contempt Desire Despair Empathy Fear Fury Grief Guilt Happiness Hatred Horror Humility Joy Love Passion Pity Pride Rage Regret Revulsion Shame Shock Sorrow Sympathy terror

Strong images Words that make you think of clear mental pictures – good or bad Dead bodies piled high Jargon Words used by certain cultures or clubs can sound authoratative Tube, hang ten, fully sick 4

Opinion  Expert”  Historical”  Tradition” 5

Inclusive Language “Language that generalises and attempts to make you feel bad if you don’t agree” Eg. It’s our problem, we must do something about it. 6

Appeals Language that tries to appeal to your: emotions, morals, patriotism, logic, common sense, sense of justice, decency, political beliefs.  “Fellow Australians, we must stand together to act against this”  Sadly, if we don’t act now  If people fall of the mountain, do we stop mountain climbing?  It is not right to kill all of the animals for entertainment. 7

Rhetorical Questions  A Question that doesn’t require an answer but is used to emphasise a point ” How can they live with themselves? Activity: National English Skills Read page 110/111 answer questions 1-7 8

Alliteration Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words: often used in headlines. Activity: National English Skills Workbook Page 105 9

Generalisations  Sweeping statements that begin with ‘all’ or ‘every’  It tends to classify everyone or everything the same” Eg. All teachers love giving out homework. 10

Statistics  Figures used as evidence (make sure they are not made up and are accurate) 99% of basketballers wear high-cut boots 11

Facts  A true statement that can be proven.  Different from Opinion, which is the authors thoughts and cannot be backed up or proven. 12

Visuals Photos, cartoons, sketches, graphs etc used to emphasise the main points. Must actually fit with the text and not just be there for decoration. 13

Tone  Attitude towards the subject; can be angry, desperate, humorous, positive, negative, aggressive. Activity: National English Skills Read page109, answer questions 1-6 page

Structure  Ordering the points of the argument, using linking words.  Eg. It follows logically, firstly, finally  Use text connectives Activity: Macmillan English 8 Page 146 Read the text Write the text connectives in exercise books using subheadings. 15

Humour  Irony (using words to express something different from the literal meaning of the words)  Ridicule (Making fun of someone or something)  Sarcasm (A sharp ironical taunt)  Parody (A humorous imitation of a serious situation) 16

Figurative Language  Simile – “The scene was like a battle zone”  Metaphor – “Our roads are graveyards” Activity: National English Skills Pages 98, 99 and 100 (Homework due wk 3) 17

Call to Action  Encourages the reader to take some responsibility and act on the issue Cause and Effect Encourages the reader to understand the lasting effects of something 18