4. Present tense – a persuasive text is written ‘now’. The verbs are written using present tense. eg. is, be, are, means, need, act, stop Action verbs – words that show what is happening eg. save, battle, lose, repair Thinking and feeling words – to convey the emotion of the topic and the writer’s point of view eg. believe, opinion, think, feel, know, like, grateful, surprised, doubt, trust, hope

5. Emotive words – to engage the reader and make them see the issue the way you do eg. harsh, fierce, treasured, unique, nasty, special, delightful, gorgeous, dangerous, brutal Evaluative language – to examine the arguments and supporting evidence eg. important, simple, narrow minded, threatened, it is obvious, future benefits, easier, expected, unlikely claim, too fragile, poor judgement, only option Degree of certainty (also known as modality) – how certain are your statements? Do you want to make people agree, or do you want to cast some doubt in their opinions? eg. may, will, must, might, usually, almost, always, never, sometimes, generally, undisputed, hardly ever, certain, should, would, could, have to

8. Total value of writing the letters: » AUD 9,382.80X 2 seats = $18,765.60 Original cost of “economy tickets”: » AUD 1,500X2 seats = $3,000.00

11. Economy class meals… and “leg room”

15. » Year 9 Exposition in-class assessment task. ˃You will write an exposition ˃You will write a maximum of 2 hand- written pages “There is never a time when it is okay for an individual to behave without integrity” ˃Use the notes in your work book to plan your first draft. NB: refer to the “structure of an exposition” notes.

16. » There is never a time when it is okay for an individual to behave without integrity” » At all times, individuals in society should behave with integrity » Integrity = honesty, truthful, honour, sticking to what you believe is right… even when it might not be the “popular” way