📚 Part 1: Understanding Persuasive Language

1. What is the main purpose of persuasive texts?

To entertain readers with funny stories

To convince or influence the reader's thoughts or behaviour

To provide factual information only

To describe how something looks

2. Which of these are persuasive devices? (Tick all that apply)

Rhetorical questions

Emotive language

Repetition

Inclusive language ("we", "our")

All of the above

3. A rhetorical question is:

A question that requires a detailed answer

A question asked to make the reader think, not to get an answer

A question about rhetoric

A very difficult question

4. Complete this sentence: Emotive language is used to appeal to the reader's ______________.

Answer: ___________________

✏️ Part 2: Analysing Persuasive Techniques

5. Read this sentence: "Don't you think it's time we all took responsibility for our planet's future?" What persuasive device is being used here?

6. Identify the persuasive device in this example: "Every single Australian family deserves access to clean, affordable energy. Every family. Every community. Every future generation."

7. Explain how the phrase "We must act now before it's too late!" uses persuasive language to influence readers.

8. Choose one persuasive device and write your own example sentence using it:

Device chosen: ___________________

🎯 Part 3: Creating Persuasive Language

9. Write a short persuasive paragraph (4-5 sentences) convincing your classmates to participate in a school recycling program. Use at least TWO different persuasive devices.

10. List the two persuasive devices you used in your paragraph above:

Device 1: ___________________

Device 2: ___________________

11. Reflection: Why is it important to recognise persuasive language when reading texts or watching advertisements?