Persuasive Text
What type of persuasive text is used to sell something and found in a newspaper?
Classified Advertisement
Find the pronoun. Personal or Possessive?
They made their beds every morning.
They: Personal, subject
A brochure for an event is put on the wall of a coffee shop. Who is the audience of this brochure?
The people in the coffee shop/anyone who sees it.
Which is NOT an adjective:
quietly, blue, hungry, beautiful
quietly (it is an adVERB because it describes how you do something, not a noun)
What feature of persuasive language is being used?
"First, I believe that everyone deserves a 30 minute lunch break because eating is important. Second, I think it is healthy to take breaks..."
Connectives (First, second: helps separate ideas)
Name all 3 things persuasive text is used for.
1. Buy something
2. Do something
3. Believe something
Find the pronoun. Personal or Possessive?
Whose octopus is this? It is mine.
Mine: possessive
I wrote a classified advertisement to put in the newspaper to sell my car. Who is my intended audience?
Anyone who wants to buy a car/those reading the newspaper.
Find ALL the adjectives in the sentence below:
"Our sleek, new car is silent on the road and will make you look cool!"
Sleek, new, silent, cool
What feature of persuasive language is being used?
"Come to the open house now! Act soon and you won't regret it. Come see before it is too late!"
Time-sensitive language
What type of persuasive text is found on the side of roads as people drive by?
Billboard
Find the pronoun. Personal or Possessive?
This classroom is ours!
Ours: possessive
There are flyers in front of a house telling all about the house's many rooms and the cost of the house. What do you think is the purpose of the flyer?
To sell the house/to give information to people who might want to buy it.
What does an adjective do?
Describe a noun
What feature of persuasive language is being used?
"A country with no government and no rules? Have you ever heard such an outrageous idea??"
Rhetorical Question
Buy, Do, Believe?
"I never liked summer. I think it is the worst season because it is so hot all of the time."
Believe something
Find the pronoun. Personal or Possessive?
We were happy to have recess on Friday.
We: Personal, subject
You see an anonymous complaint in the cafeteria that says this "Stop serving broccoli! Vegetables are the worst!"
Who might be the author of this complaint?
A student who hates broccoli
A teacher who hates broccoli
Find ALL the adjectives in the sentence below:
"Our messy classroom covered in disgusting trash will give you scary shivers down your spine."
Messy, disgusting, scary
What feature of persuasive language is being used?
"Our new campus has all the new technoloy of our day. The desks and materials are also new!"
Repetition (to emphasize one point)
Buy, do, believe?
"You should really go outside for recess. It is not too rainy and it feels nice and cool."
Believe something
Find the pronoun. Personal or Possessive?
Woojin wanted Zosia's pen so she gave it to him.
TRICK!
She: personal, subject
AND
him: personal, object
You see an anonymous complaint in the cafeteria that says this "Stop serving broccoli! Vegetables are the worst!"
Who did the author intend to be the audience for this complaint?
The workers in the cafeteria
The leaders of the school
Find ALL the adjectives in the sentence below:
"We cherish this shared time to celebrate the holidays together at this unbelievable venue!"
shared, unbelievable
What feature of persuasive language is being used?
Find your forever friend...the fantastic, fun fox plushie here!
Alliteration (starting with the same consonant)