Persuasive Powers: Letters and Debates · Spring Term 2

Rhetorical Devices and Emotive Language

Exploring how specific word choices can trigger emotional responses in an audience.

Key Questions

  1. 1How do 'power words' change the strength of a sentence?
  2. 2Why are rhetorical questions effective in a speech?
  3. 3How can we use the 'rule of three' to make our points more memorable?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: English - Writing CompositionKS2: English - Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation
Year: Year 3
Subject: English
Unit: Persuasive Powers: Letters and Debates
Period: Spring Term 2

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