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Power and Persuasion Vocabulary

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Power and Persuasion Vocabulary

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📚 Part 1: Key Vocabulary Bank

Instructions: Use this vocabulary bank as a reference when planning and writing your narrative. Circle any words you plan to use in your story.

1. Power Words: Circle 3-5 words that could describe power in your narrative.

Authority - the right to give orders or make decisions
Dominance - having control or influence over others
Manipulation - controlling someone cleverly or unfairly
Hierarchy - a system where people are ranked above others
Oppression - cruel or unjust treatment of people
Rebellion - fighting against authority or control
Resistance - refusing to accept or comply with something
Submission - accepting someone else's authority

2. Persuasion Words: Circle 3-5 words that relate to persuasion techniques.

Coercion - forcing someone to do something through threats
Influence - the ability to affect someone's behaviour or opinions
Rhetoric - the art of effective speaking or writing
Propaganda - biased information used to promote a cause
Intimidation - frightening someone to make them do what you want
Charisma - compelling charm that inspires devotion
Manipulation - skilfully controlling or influencing someone
Conformity - behaviour that matches group expectations

✏️ Part 2: Powerful Phrases and Sentence Starters

3. Complete these sentence starters with your own ideas about power and persuasion:

Two weeks after the events, I realised that power _________________________________

The most persuasive moment was when ________________________________________

Looking back, I understand that authority can ___________________________________

4. Descriptive Phrases for Your Narrative: Tick the phrases you might use to show power or persuasion in your story.

"wielded influence like a weapon"

"crumbled under the pressure"

"spoke with commanding authority"

"felt the weight of expectation"

"resisted the urge to conform"

"manipulated the situation cleverly"

🎯 Part 3: Grammar Focus - Verb Tenses for Reflection

5. Your narrative is written from the perspective of a student two weeks after the novel's events. Choose the correct verb tense for each sentence:

is

was

will be

understood

understand

will understand

6. Write two sentences about your character's reflection, using correct past and present tense:

Past tense (what happened two weeks ago): _________________________

Present tense (what your character thinks now): _____________________

7. Planning Check: Write the main theme of power or persuasion you will explore in your narrative:

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