Starter quiz
- If a website is providing information and facts, what could be considered its primary purpose?
- persuade
- entertain
- inform ✓
- advise
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- Which of these features would you not expect to find on an informative website?
- headings
- bullet points
- subheadings
- title
- description of characters ✓
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- What is the purpose, form and audience of this task: "Young people are underestimated in society." Write a speech for a school assembly in which you persuade your listeners to be a force for change.
- persuade, speech and students ✓
- entertain, letter and MPs
- inform, leaflet and general public
- advise, article and newspaper
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- Match the devices to the examples.
- statistics⇔37% of people surveyed said that this is true. ✓
- rhetorical question⇔We need to ask when is this going to end? ✓
- simile⇔Like a terrible song, the debate gets stuck in my head. ✓
- declarative sentence⇔War has to end. ✓
- repetition⇔Peace is important. Peace is necessary. ✓
- direct address⇔You need to act now. ✓
- What structural device is being used in this extract: "Peace will reign in the streets of London. Peace will reign across Europe. Peace will reign across the world."
- 'Anaphora' ✓
- Which devices has this opening hook used: "The war on social media continues. You may think you are safe from the debate, but you are wrong. When will it end?"
- simile
- declarative sentence ✓
- direct address ✓
- rhetorical question ✓
- statistic
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Exit quiz
- What word beginning with 'N' means to find your way and direct a route either physically or metaphorically?
- 'Navigate' ✓
- What word beginning with 'V' means to be absolutely essential or critically important?
- 'vital' ✓
- What information should you pick out from a task before beginning it?
- figurative language
- purpose ✓
- form ✓
- audience ✓
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- Which would you not find in a single paragraph outline?
- concluding statement
- task title ✓
- supporting detail
- hook
- topic sentence
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- In a single paragraph outline, the supporting detail should ...
- be written in full sentences.
- be in note form. ✓
- outline main ideas and information. ✓
- include some rhetorical devices. ✓
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- Which of these could you include when writing copy for a website?
- a hook and topic sentence ✓
- organisational features such as bullet points and headings ✓
- character description
- rhetorical devices ✓
- an effective concluding statement ✓
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Key learning points
- Planning is an important part of the writing process.
- Single paragraph outlines should include hooks, topic sentences, supporting detail and concluding statements.
- Textual detail should be in note form; this should outline your main ideas and include rhetorical devices.
- When writing copy for a website, organisational devices such as subheadings and bullet points can be included.
- Using a range of rhetorical devices can effectively engage and inform your reader.
Common misconception
Websites don't need to be engaging if they only provide information.
What is the purpose of a website? If you want people to read the information, how are you going to engage your reader?
Keywords
Navigate - to navigate is to find your way and direct a route either physically or metaphorically
Safeguarding - if you are safeguarding something, you are taking measures to ensure the safety and protection of that thing
Autonomy - having autonomy means you have the freedom and independence to make your own decisions
Vital - if something is vital, it is absolutely essential or critically important
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