Starter quiz
- Which of the following is a synonym for happy?
- Ecstatic ✓
- Cross
- Nervous
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- Which of the following is a synonym for angry?
- Satisfied
- Furious ✓
- Concerned
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- Which of the following is a synonym for nervous?
- Delighted
- Irritable
- Anxious ✓
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- Which of the following is a rhetorical question?
- What is the capital of Cuba?
- How many students are there in the class?
- Do you really think that this behaviour is appropriate? ✓
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- ______ language is a rhetorical device which means selecting stronger language choices to gain a specific emotional response from an audience.
- 'Emotive' ✓
- Which are the two correct definitions of humanity?
- It is a noun that collectively describes the human race. ✓
- It is an adjective that means to behave nicely towards each other.
- It is a noun that describes the qualities that make us human, like compassion. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which answer can be selected to replace the word in bold, to create the greatest sense of urgency: Oskar ran home as fast as he could.
- Jogged
- Sprinted ✓
- Rushed
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- Which word is the most emotive replacement for the word in bold: Samia smiled at the news.
- Smirked
- Grinned
- Beamed ✓
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- Which word describes a person with no morals or principles?
- Drudgery
- Guileless
- Unscrupulous ✓
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- The structural device which refers to the repetition of the same word or phrase at the start of a number of clauses is called ______?
- 'anaphora' ✓
- Which of the following rhetorical questions uses direct address in the least subtle way?
- Would you let this to happen to your child? ✓
- Should we let this happen to our children?
- As leaders of this great nation, should we let this happen to our children?
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- Which of the following avoids using pronouns when using direct address, to create a subtle rhetorical question?
- Do you think this is acceptable?
- Should we find this acceptable?
- Should our great nation find this acceptable? ✓
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Key learning points
- Emotive language requires you to select the sensitivity of your words to elicit specific emotions from the audience.
- Excellent rhetorical questions use emotive language to enhance the complexity of the question.
- Great rhetorical questions should use direct address subtly, avoiding overuse of ‘you’.
- Anaphora is a useful tool is structuring persuasive writing.
Common misconception
"You" is the only form of direct address when addressing a reader/audience.
When teaching the over reliance on direct address, rapidly fire questions to one pupil, addressing them as 'you'. Ask them how this feels.
Keywords
Corrupt - one meaning of corrupt is to make changes or alterations to something.
Drudgery - drudgery means boring, menial work.
Guileless - if you are an innocent person, you can be described as being guileless.
Unscrupulous - an unscrupulous person has no morals or principles.
Humanity - to act with humanity means to be humane and kind.
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