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Persuasive Writing
Newspaper Articles
Pot Luck
Formal or Informal?
Punctuation and organisation
100
What is a rhetorical question?
A question which doesn't require an answer, it gets the reader to think
100
What is the title of a newspaper article called?
Headline
100
What is bias?
One sided argument
100
Well done mate!
Informal
100
When should you use capital letters?
Start of a sentence. Proper nouns: people, place, landmark, days of the week, month etc
200
What is meant by 'flattery'?
Complimenting the reader/ audience to get them on your side
200
How is the main body of text in newspaper articles organised?
In columns
200
What's the difference between a fact and an opinion?
Facts are statements which can be proven to be true (supported by evidence), opinions are personal and can't be proven.
200
Which of the following is a formal way of ending a letter: yours sincerely OR speak to you soon?
Yours sincerely
200
What piece of punctuation should come at the end of this sentence: What are you having for tea this evening
What are you having for tea this evening?
300
Name two other persuasive writing techniques.
Repetition, emotive language, facts and statistics, stating opinions as facts, shock tactics, exaggeration, personal address, rule of three
300
What is the title/ explanation which goes underneath an image called?
Caption
300
Give two examples of 'purpose'
Explain, describe, argue, inform, persuade, review, entertain, advise
300
Should you use formal or informal language when presenting an idea to your local MP?
Formal
300
Give two uses of an apostrophe.
To show possession e.g. Jenny's iPod, OR to show that letters have been left out e.g. don't = do not
400
When writing or presenting a persuasive speech what should you do first?
Address the audience e.g. "Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen..."
400
Is this an example of DIRECT or REPORTED speech?: The vicar from St Chad’s Church suggested that the event could only be explained as a modern miracle.
Reported
400
How long is the reading paper?
45 minutes
400
How should you start a formal letter?
Dear sir/madam
400
When should you start a new paragraph?
Introduce a new topic or idea. To show a change in time. When there is a new speaker.
500
What are superlatives?
Adjectives to suggest the highest or lowest quality e.g. "The best product on the market"
500
What tense are newspaper reports written in?
Past
500
How many questions/ tasks will you have to respond to in the writing paper?
2
500
Which of the following sentences is the most formal?: A. We regret to inform you that ..... B. We are sorry to tell you that... C. We are sorry to say that...
A. We regret to inform you that...
500
Add commas to this sentence: In India during the monsoon season it is extremely hot and wet.
In India, during the monsoon season, it is extremely hot and wet.