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Persuasive Media Drafting

You are developing a persuasive media campaign for a local council youth forum. The council is considering a trial that would make one busy street near community facilities car-free on Saturday mornings. Your job is to shape a clear, credible message for a defined audience. You may support or oppose the trial. Read the briefing, analyse the sample, then plan and draft your own media text. Use Australian spelling. Any planning choices are acceptable when supported by a clear rationale.

Briefing: Saturday Street Trial

A local council is considering a 12-week trial that would close one shopping street to private cars from 8 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. Pedestrians, cyclists and public transport would still have access. Emergency vehicles and deliveries would be managed through an access plan. The council wants feedback from residents, traders and visitors before making a decision. No trial results are available yet. Supporters might argue that a car-free street could feel safer and more welcoming, while critics might raise concerns about access, deliveries or nearby parking. A responsible campaign should distinguish evidence from predictions, acknowledge a relevant concern and make a specific request. Do not invent statistics or claim that a possible outcome is already proven.

Read this sample campaign copy

SATURDAYS, WITH MORE ROOM TO MOVE? A 12-week car-free street trial could give people more space to walk, cycle and browse on Saturday mornings. But what about deliveries and visitors who need vehicle access? Before the council decides, it should publish a clear access plan and invite feedback from traders and residents. Ask the council to run a transparent trial, monitor its impacts and report the results. A trial is a chance to gather evidence—not a guarantee that every concern will disappear.

1.In the sample, which phrase most clearly signals that the outcome is possible rather than certain?

“could give people more space”
“publish a clear access plan”
“invite feedback from traders”
“report the results”

2.Identify one rhetorical question in the sample and explain what it encourages the audience to consider.

3.Which statement best describes the sample’s treatment of evidence?

It presents a prediction as a measured result.
It avoids making claims about possible effects.
It clearly distinguishes a possible benefit from a proven result.
It proves that all traders support the trial.

4.The sample addresses a concern about access. Name the concern and explain how the writer responds to it.

5.Analyse the sample’s call to action. Quote it or paraphrase it, then identify the action requested and one reason it is specific.

6.Choose one audience for your campaign: local traders, nearby residents, Saturday visitors or young people who use the area. State the audience and explain one concern or value you would address to make the message relevant.

7.Decide whether your campaign will support or oppose the trial. Write a persuasive headline and an opening sentence for your chosen position. Use at least one deliberate persuasive feature, such as modality, emotive language, direct address or a rhetorical question.

8.Draft one body paragraph for your campaign. Include a reason, explain how it supports your position, and acknowledge a relevant counterargument or uncertainty without inventing evidence.

9.Plan two visual choices for your media text—for example, a photograph, colour, typography, layout or icon. For each, explain how it would support your message or suit your chosen audience.

10.Write a concise final call to action for your campaign. Name who should act and what you want them to do.

11.Revise one sentence from your draft to make its certainty more accurate. Write the original idea and a revised version using a suitable modal verb or qualifier, then explain why the revision is more responsible.