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Persuasive Language Features Practice

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Persuasive Language Features Practice

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Student writing persuasively

🎯 WALT: Identify and use persuasive language features

Success Criteria: I can recognise emotive words, rhetorical questions, and strong adjectives in persuasive writing.

📖 Part 1: Identifying Persuasive Features

Read this persuasive text and answer the questions below:

"Don't you want to help save these magnificent animals? The devastating bushfires have left thousands of innocent koalas homeless and terrified. Isn't it heartbreaking to think of these adorable creatures suffering? We must act now to protect Australia's precious wildlife!"

1. Find and write down TWO rhetorical questions from the text:

2. List THREE strong adjectives that add impact:

3. Which words appeal to your emotions? Circle the best answer:

magnificent, devastating, innocent, heartbreaking

animals, bushfires, koalas, wildlife

help, save, left, act

4. Why do you think the writer used the phrase "innocent koalas"?

✏️ Part 2: Creating Persuasive Sentences

5. Write a persuasive sentence about protecting the environment. Include a rhetorical question:

Sentence starter (optional): Don't you think that ___________?

6. Create a sentence about healthy eating using at least TWO strong adjectives:

Word bank: delicious, nutritious, amazing, fantastic, terrible, disgusting, incredible

7. Write a persuasive sentence about reading books. Use emotive language to appeal to feelings:

Emotive words to consider: exciting, magical, wonderful, boring, lonely, inspiring

8. Challenge: Write one sentence that includes ALL THREE features - a rhetorical question, strong adjectives, AND emotive language:

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