📚 Part 1: Genre Identification

1. Which of these is NOT typically a genre of persuasive text?

Political speech

Recipe instructions

Opinion editorial

2. Match the persuasive text genre to its primary purpose. Draw lines to connect them.

Political speech

Product advertisement

Opinion editorial

Digital campaign

Influence public opinion on issues

Encourage purchasing behaviour

Rally support for policies

Promote social change online

3. Which conventions are commonly found in persuasive texts? (Select all that apply)

Emotive language

Rhetorical questions

Statistical evidence

Chronological order

Inclusive language

✏️ Part 2: Convention Analysis

4. Explain how emotive language influences an audience in persuasive texts.

5. A political speech uses the phrase "We must stand together as one nation." This is an example of _____________ language, which aims to make the audience feel _____________.

6. Compare two different persuasive text genres. Choose any two genres and explain how their conventions differ.

Genre 1: ___________________ Genre 2: ___________________

7. Why is it important to understand persuasive text conventions as a critical reader?

🎯 Part 3: Application and Reflection

8. Think of a persuasive text you've encountered recently (advertisement, social media post, news article, etc.). Identify its genre and list three conventions it uses.

Text type/source: _________________________________

Genre: _________________________________

Three conventions used:

1.

2.

3.

9. Which persuasive technique do you find most effective and why? How might this knowledge help you as both a reader and writer?