GCSE Writing to Persuade

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• GCSE Writing to Persuade
• The examiners want to see how many
• ideas and different ways
• you can use,
• to persuade
• somebody to do something, in your
  writing.
• Most importantly,
• they want to see if you can use the
  TECHNIQUES
• of persuasion.

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• Writing to Persuade
• Remember
• A Alliteration
• F Facts and flattery
• O Opinions and opinions
• used as facts
• R Repetition
• R Rhetorical Question
• E Emotive Language
• S Superlative
• T Triples
• P Pronouns

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• A ALLITERATION
• The same SOUND occurs at the beginning of two or
  more words in a sentence to produce a vivid
  image
• The snake slithered softly through
• the sand
• Used frequently in poetry
• The wild wind whistled
• and all kinds of literature
• a man who.glared and growled
• (Remember Great
  Expectations?)

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• FACTS ( statistics)
• These are statements that can be
• proved to be true.
• Only use them if you are really sure of this!
• Smoking can damage your health.
• It is a criminal offence to drive whilst
• under the influence of alcohol.
• Chelsea FC won the Football League Title in 2006.
• England won the Football World Cup in 1966.

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• FLATTERY
• Saying nice things about the reader to get them
  on your side
• As you are the sort of customer that
• appreciates excellent quality.

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• OPINIONS
• Here a personal view is stated, which may not be
  what other people think.
• All public areas should be non-smoking areas.
• OPINIONS
• (used as facts)
• Presenting beliefs or views as if they are really
  true
• This is an excellent school.
• Obviously, hunting is cruel.

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• RHETORICAL QUESTION
• A question designed to make the reader think but
  not necessarily answer. They know the answer
  already.
• Why would anyone want to hunt foxes with dogs?
• Isnt the solution obvious?
• REPETITION
• Repeating a word, phrase or idea, to give it
  emphasis
• I have a dream.
• 
  Martin Luther King

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• EMOTIVE LANGUAGE
• Words and phrases which appeal to the readers
  emotions (feelings)
• The fox is torn apart viciously by
  savage dogs.
• You, too, can be beautiful.

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• SUPERLATIVE
• Adjective which suggests the highest or lowest
  quality
• Crestwood is the best
• school in the area.
• This is the worst book ever written.

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• TRIPLES or Rule of Three
• Repeat an idea three times, usually in a slightly
  different way
• Hunting is evil, cruel and outdated.
• (Opinion)
• Do it well, do it fast and do it now.
• (Imperative -Command)
• This rule of three tends to
• use adjectives.

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• PRONOUNS
• Drawing the reader in by identifying with them
  and trying to form a relationship through your
  writing
• We all feel that ..
• Surely you can see.
• As a caring person, you would.