Starter quiz
- Which of the following is a structural device?
- alliteration
- simile
- mirroring ✓
- onomatopoeia
- personification
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- When structuring a piece of writing, each paragraph has a specific purpose. Match the paragraph to its purpose.
- introduction⇔reveal the topic, give your opinion ✓
- first paragraph⇔give the first reason for your opinion ✓
- second paragraph⇔give the second reason for your opinion ✓
- third paragraph⇔give the third reason for your opinion ✓
- conclusion⇔restate your opinion and call your audience to action ✓
- Which of the following forms would require you to engage directly with your audience?
- letter
- article
- report
- speech ✓
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- Which of the following techniques can you use to engage with your reader or audience?
- flattery ✓
- alliteration
- direct address ✓
- rhetorical question ✓
- anaphora
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- A sentence written from a personal perspective, using I pronouns, is written in ______ person.
- 'first' ✓
- Which of these is the most persuasive?
- It is my firm belief that women everywhere should have equal rights.
- I think that women everywhere should have equal rights.
- Women everywhere are entitled to equal rights. ✓
- In my opinion, women should have equal rights.
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following can you do to create an engaging opening?
- reveal the topic gradually ✓
- include a shift in tone ✓
- reveal your viewpoint in the first sentence
- use emotive language to create empathy ✓
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- What does 'cohesion across a text' mean? Pick the most appropriate answer.
- the whole text making sense to the reader, so that the message is conveyed
- the whole text having a beginning, middle and end - each section being distinct
- the whole text being a united piece, in which one paragraph supports another ✓
- the whole text has only one idea that is carried throughout
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- Which of the following can be used as a synonym for 'criminal?'
- malnourished
- malpractice
- malefactor ✓
- malevolent
- malarky
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- A call to action can be used to tell the reader...
- exactly how to help the writer's cause ✓
- what the writer has done so far to help the cause
- further information about the writer's actions
- who can help the writer in their cause
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- Which of the following are effective ways of creating cohesion across a text?
- using a simile
- using direct address
- referring back to previous ideas ✓
- opening with a hook
- mirroring ✓
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- Which of these is the least engaging opening?
- Picture this: it's 8pm on a freezing, frigid night. You're cold, you're tired...
- Have you ever found yourself without a roof over your head?
- I am here to discuss the crisis of homelessness with you... ✓
- Imagine having no warm bed to clamber into after a long, hard day...
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Viewpoint does not need to be established in the first sentence but should become apparent quickly
- Mirroring of start and ending is an effective way to create cohesion in writing
- Refer back to previous anecdotes, examples or ideas to connect paragraphs
Common misconception
Students may feel that their viewpoint needs to be established in the very first line or so.
Viewpoint can be alluded to in the first few lines and firmly established at the end of the first paragraph or section.
Keywords
Inebriated - Being inebriated means being drunk or intoxicated.
Self-gratifying - Self-gratification is the act of doing something you want or getting something you want.
Flout - To flout a rule is to openly disregard or disobey it.
Malefactor - A malefactor is a person who commits a crime or behaves immorally.
Deface - To deface something is to damage and spoil its appearance.
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