Persuasion
GPGB
The Majestic Plastic Bag
2040
Prince Ea - Dear Future Generations
CHALLENGE ROUND
100
All persuasive techniques can be categorised as appealing to these three things
What is ethos, logos, pathos?
100
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is located in this ocean
What is the Pacific Ocean?
100
This genre uses satire and documentary style to tell a fictional story.
What is a mockumentary?
100
2040 is directed by this Australian filmmaker.
Who is Damon Gameau?
100
Prince Ea delivers his message in this poetic performance style.
What is spoken word poetry?
100
CHALLENGE (nominate a player)
Draw a realistic 3D shape on the whiteboard. The quickest and most accurate wins the points.
A cube
200
A scientist presenting climate data to support banning plastic uses this appeal.
What is logos?
200
The majority of the patch is made up of this waste product
What is plastic?
200
The narrator of The Majestic Plastic Bag mimics this type of nature documentary voice.
Who is David Attenborough?
200
The documentary presents this type of future.
What is a hopeful/sustainable future?
200
Prince Ea criticizes this human activity for harming the planet.
What is deforestation or environmental destruction?
200
CHALLENGE: (nominate a player)
Draw a specific extinct animal on the whiteboard in 30 seconds. Most accurate and artistic wins the points (judged by Mr D)
A dodo.
300
A celebrity advocating for ocean clean-up because they grew up near the sea is using this appeal.
What is ethos?
300
The swirling system of ocean currents that traps the garbage is called this.
What is a gyre?
300
The film uses this technique to make viewers feel empathy for a plastic bag.
What is personification?
300
One solution shown in 2040 is this type of farming that restores soil health.
What is regenerative agriculture?
300
Prince Ea's clothing and appearance is an example of this persuasive appeal.
What is ethos?
300
CHALLENGE (nominate a player)
Cuphead - last one standing wins the points.
400
This image uses which appeal?
What is pathos?
400
This is one reason the garbage patch is hard to clean up.
What is microplastics are hard to collect?
or
it’s spread over a large area?
400
The mockumentary critiques this human behavior.
What is single use plastic bag consumption?
400
The film uses this stylistic feature to demonstrate a more hopeful and sustainable future.
What is a reenactment?
400
The poem uses this poetic device to repeat key phrases for emphasis.
What is repetition or anaphora?
400
CHALLENGE (nominate a player):
Each team will have 30 seconds to construct a specific animal out of play doh.
The best one (judged by Mr D) wins the points.
a cow
500
Previously an environmental activist, Greta Thunberg is now actively campaigning against which humanitarian issue.
What is the war in Gaza/Palestine?
500
This term describes how plastic toxins move up the food chain.
What is bioaccumulation?
500
In 2022 the single use plastic bag ban was implemented because plastic bags made up this percentage of all litter in NSW.
What is 60%
500
The documentary suggests this as the number one solution to reversing global warming
What is empowering/educating women and girls?
500
The poem ends with this powerful persuasive technique.
What is a call to action?
500
CHALLENGE (nominate a player)
Draw a 3D shape on the whiteboard. The most accurate wins the points.
