1. Unit 1 English - Using Language to Persuade

2.  Our focus for study is how visual language is used in an attempt to manipulate and persuade the reader.  Use your “Questions for analysing visual language” on your handout and make notes on the following slides.  For coursework you will choose 3 slides to write detailed paragraphs on.

3. Oral presentation - Analysing a non-print media text  You will identify and analyse persuasive techniques in presenting ideas and information in a series of visual texts (at least 3) on the same issue.  Your presentation will focus on how viewers are being influenced or persuaded to share a point of view.  Topic: You will select your own topic.  Time limit: 5 minutes for individuals or 10 minutes for pairs  Date: Term 2, Week 2  This task will account for 20 % of your Unit 1 mark.

5. Mark Knight cartoon - 22/02/10 (Herald-Sun)

12. Photograph in Daily Telegraph – Julia gillard answering questions on the My School website in parliament (ABC News file photo) used to accompany article on technical problems with My School website

13.  Australian flag/patriotism  Asylum seekers  Global warming  Insulation batt controversy  Political rivalry – Rudd v Abbott  Other ideas?

16. Photograph from Herald-Sun 21.01.2010

19. Kathleen Thrush in her house at Mt Helena, in Perth, which nearly burned down because of faulty installation of ceiling insulation. Picture: Colin Murty Source: The Australian Environment Minister – Peter Garrett. Photograph accompanied article in Sydney Morning Herald (12.02.2010) titled, “Fading Star”.

20.  Got the idea?  Now it is time to get your oral presentation ready  You need to be ready to present in the second week of Term 2