Literature
Persuasive Techniques
Persuasive Techniques 2
Surprise!
The Pigman
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The main conflict on "Words on a Page" was this

Lenore's father didn't want her to enter the story contest and travel to "present" it

100

Persuasive techniques helps you achieve this in your writing or speaking.

convincing your audience your viewpoint is correct.

100

This number of points is a great number to include in order to ensure you are persuading your audience/readers.

3

100

War would be considered this type of challenge

Worldly

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The setting of the novel is this.

Staten Island New York

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Mr. Wills was protecting the watermelon in "The Taste of Melon" because of this (2 reasons)

It was the biggest melon seen in the county in forever, and his wife was sick and he wanted to share it with her AND the community

200

Using personal pronouns in your persuasive writing is convincing because of this 

Your audience feels a part of your presentation, essay, etc.


200

These types of questions are used in persuasive writing or speaking to get the audience to think deeply about your perspective

Rhetorical questions

200
The 5 elements of a photo that helps you determine what the message of the photo is about are these

Colour, environment, subjects (people & what they are doing), objects, language

200

Mr. Pignati almost dies of this in chapter 10

A heart attack

300

The story about the man left to tend sheep on a mountainside was called this

In The Silence

300

"Brooke, 6, wakes up in agony every morning since her cancer diagnosis" is an example of what persuasive technique

Emotive language

300

Using these in your persuasive writing or speaking makes you sound like an expert on your perspective

Statistics or facts (backed by science or evidence)

300

The friends of the narrator in "The Taste of Melon" are these two names

Freddie Gray and JD

300

Mr. Pignati says his wife has gone here at the beginning of the novel

California to visit her sister

400

In The Last Leaf, the leaf was painted because of this

So Johnsy could be tricked into believing she will continue to live after the ivy vine's leaves all off.

400
"An intelligent person such as yourself wouldn't believe that nonsense!" is an example of this persuasive technique

Flattery

400

"will" "shall" and "must" are called these types of verbs that are good to use in persuasive writing.

Modal

400

Understanding a character's personality based on how they interact with another character is making this type of inference. 

Indirect characterization inference

400

John's considered an alcoholic because of this part of his childhood.

His father's drinking/encouraging him to drink.

500
The narrator of "The Taste of Melon" wanted to steal the melon because of this.

He wanted to prove himself to his new friends.

500

"Jump right in a join us!" is an example of this persuasive technique. 

Imperative command/imperative language.

500

The use of exaggeration in persuasive language is called this.

Hyperboles

500

Plot is this

The events of a story

500

John and Lorraine pretend they are part of this to get money from Mr. Pignati

A charity (The L&J Fund)