We have briefly covered the basic persuasive features that are used in persuasive writing and, as a starting point, I’d like to see how persuasive you can be. So, not using flattery or bribery (I know you’re good at these), write one paragraph of at least 8 lines using AFOREST to persuade me not to set home-learning for the rest of the term.
If every single person does this and does it well, you requests may come true!
Or I might just give you some choices as I have to set home-learning, sorry.
Pick 10 corrected spellings from your work books. Learn them and bring them in so that you can be tested on them on Monday.
Write your 100 word story on the sheet given to you – one word per box.
Do not write your home address on it.
Try to vary to punctuation and use some complex vocabulary.
Set yesterday:
Choose either varying sentence structures or varying punctuation for effect (whichever one you need to work on most).
Create a task that will help you practise, revise and improve the way you use either skill. You could make a game, a quiz, a writing task, a piece of drama… Be creative.
We will use these in the lesson to test each other so come prepared!
Take home your speech to improve – focus on spellings and persuasive techniques.
You could get your parent’s opinion – on the topic or the standard of your work.
Find a speech and highlight the PERSUADE techniques that you find
Power of three
Emotive language
Rhetorical question
Say it again
Undermine the opposition
Anecdote
Direct address
Exaggeration
Plan for one of the challenge questions on the assessment for tomorrow.
What ghost story conventions are built and how do they build tension?
How does the use sentence length and sentence openings build tension?
Complete the sheet you have been given.
Attached is a copy in case you lose it.
The levels are on the sheet.
Create a piece of display work that shows off VCOP and is based around ghost stories.
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