📚 Part 1: Identifying Language Features

Read this persuasive text excerpt:

"Australia's pristine beaches are being devastated by thoughtless tourists who dump their rubbish carelessly. Every piece of plastic threatens our magnificent marine life. Surely we must act now before it's too late?"

1. Which word choice creates the strongest emotional response?

"pristine"

"devastated"

"tourists"

"beaches"

2. What is the overall tone of this text?

Humorous and light-hearted

Urgent and concerned

Formal and academic

Casual and friendly

3. Which language features are used in this text? (Select all that apply)

Emotive language

Rhetorical question

Statistics

Imagery

4. The phrase "thoughtless tourists" uses which technique?

Alliteration

Metaphor

Repetition

Irony

✏️ Part 2: Analysing Perspective and Audience Impact

5. What perspective about tourism does the author want readers to adopt?

6. How does the word "devastated" shape the reader's view of the environmental impact?

7. The rhetorical question "Surely we must act now before it's too late?" is designed to make readers feel:

Confused about the issue

Responsible and motivated to act

Angry at the government

Uncertain about tourism

8. Explain how the contrast between "pristine" and "devastated" influences the audience's emotional response.

🎯 Part 3: Creating Perspective

9. Rewrite the following neutral statement to create a positive perspective about school uniforms:

Neutral: "Students wear the same clothes to school."

Positive perspective: ________________________________________________

10. Now rewrite it to create a negative perspective:

Negative perspective: ________________________________________________

11. Extension Challenge: Write your own persuasive sentence about recycling using at least two language features from today's lesson. Label the features you've used.