Persuasive Language
Name the persuasive technique: A question that requires no answer because the answer is implied.
Rhetorical question.
Is horror a genre or theme?
Genre.
What is wrong with the below dialogue?
"Hi"! she yelled across the playground.
"Hello", I replied timidly.
Punctuation is on the wrong side of the quotation marks.
Who wrote 'The Tell-Tale Heart'?
Edgar Allan Poe.
In what decade did the Freedom Rides occur in Australia and America?
1960s.
The following sentence is an example of what persuasive technique?
"91% of all social media users access these channels through a mobile device."
Evidence/statistics.
Description using the five senses is called what?
Sense imagery.
Which words in the following sentence are adverbs?
"I'm very happy it's the end of term!" John exclaimed excitedly.
Very and excitedly.
The protest by vegans in Flinders Street has caused a heated debate over peoples' freedom to choose what they eat.
What is the event and what is the issue?
Event: The protest by vegans in Flinders Street.
Issue: The freedom to choose what we eat.
Who led the Wave Hill Walk off?
Vincent Lingiari.
What is a stakeholder?
A person with an interest or concern in the issue.
The below are examples of what type of figurative language?
He was as strong as an ox.
The sunlight was like gold ribbons.
Similes.
What is wrong with the below dialogue?
"Have you seen the new Avengers movie." Asked Jack.
"Not yet, so don't spoil it." Replied Ava.
The full stops are incorrect, they should be a question mark and a comma.
* Full stops never go before a speech tag.
Name two themes common to Gothic literature.
Isolation, the supernatural, madness, power etc.
Where was the first Aboriginal Tent Embassy set up? (Location and state).
Across from parliament house in Canberra.
What persuasive technique is being used in the following sentence:
"We all have a responsibility to our community..."
Inclusive language
(or appeal to guilt).
What is a theme?
The main moral or message of a story.
She's hopeless she keeps forgetting by birthday.
Where in this sentence is a punctuation mark required, and what punctuation would be correct?
Semicolon OR full stop OR exclamation point.
E.G. She's hopeless;/./! she keeps forgetting my birthday.
Who is the author of 'Freedom Ride'?
Sue Lawson.
Which Sydney Swans player won Australian of the Year in 2014 and used it as a platform to promote tolerance?
Adam Goodes.
Name the persuasive technique: A brief personal account or story.
Anecdote.
The below is an example of what literary device.
The sunlight danced through the window.
Personification.
What are the eight parts of speech?
"Oh no!" exclaimed Josh. "I have left my homework on the kitchen bench."
On.
What event is also known as the Gurindji strike?
Wave Hill Walk Off