Starter quiz
- Which word beginning with 'I' describes a writer saying something but meaning the opposite, usually for exaggeration and effect?
- 'Irony' ✓
- What is the form of this task: 'Write an opinion article which presents your point of view on school uniform.'?
- Leaflet
- Speech
- Letter
- Article ✓
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- Which three devices can be used effectively as a hook to engage the reader at the start of your writing?
- Rhetorical question ✓
- Declarative sentence ✓
- Statistics
- Simile ✓
- Analysis of quotes
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- What device has this opening sentence used: 'Like a badly swatted fly, the debate will not die.'?
- 'Simile' ✓
- Which of these is a declarative sentence?
- How deeply the internet has deteriorated is concerning.
- How often do you use the internet?
- The internet is rotten to its core. ✓
- Please tell me your thoughts on the internet.
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- Which of these sentences would be considered informal?
- Using violence as a form of punishment is a contentious subject.
- Using violence to discipline is not cool. ✓
- The use of physical force is never justified.
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