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Identifying Persuasive Techniques
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Identifying Persuasive Techniques
📚 Part 1: Understanding Persuasive Techniques
1. What is an emotional appeal?
Something that makes you feel happy, sad, or excited
A number or measurement
What someone thinks
2. Which of these is a FACT?
Iguanas are the best pets ever
Iguanas can grow up to 2 metres long
I think iguanas are scary
3. Which of these is an OPINION?
Iguanas eat plants
Iguanas have green skin
Iguanas make wonderful pets
4. Which sentence uses emotional appeal?
"Please, Mum! I'll be so sad without a pet!"
"Iguanas need a warm habitat"
"Pet shops sell iguana food"
🔍 Part 2: Finding Persuasive Techniques in "I Wanna Iguana"
5. Read this sentence from the book: "I'll take really good care of it, and it won't be any trouble, and I'll clean its cage every day."
What persuasive technique is this?
Fact
Opinion
Emotional appeal
6. Write your own example of each persuasive technique about wanting a pet:
Fact: ________________________________
Opinion: ________________________________
Emotional appeal: ________________________________
7. Why do you think Alex uses so many different persuasive techniques in his letters to Mum?
✏️ Part 3: Create Your Own Persuasive Message
8. Draw a picture of a pet you would like and write one persuasive sentence using emotional appeal:
My persuasive sentence: ________________________________
9. Circle the persuasive techniques you found most convincing in "I Wanna Iguana":
Facts about iguanas
Alex's feelings and emotions
Alex's opinions about pets
Alex's promises about pet care
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