The Art of Persuasion · Persuasive Writing

Identifying Persuasive Devices

Recognizing the use of high modality, rhetorical questions, and emotive adjectives in texts.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the choice of specific adjectives change the way a reader feels about a topic?
  2. 2Why do authors use rhetorical questions to involve the audience in their argument?
  3. 3What is the difference between a fact and a loaded opinion in a persuasive piece?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9E3LA09AC9E3LY03
Year: Year 3
Subject: English
Unit: The Art of Persuasion
Period: Persuasive Writing

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