SAVE MY DOG

Objective: to explore persuasive writing techniques

RHETORICAL INTERROGATIVE A question designed to make the reader or listener think. It doesn’t need an answer.

Why would anyone want to hunt foxes with dogs?What would happen if you didn’t join us and help?

REPETITION When a word or phrase is said more than once to help reinforce (get across) an idea.

Everybody these days seems to want more and more. There are millions of people suffering in Africa today. They are suffering from …

ALLITERATION AND ASSONANCE

When the same sound is repeated at the beginning of words which are close together

Please help the poor people …Slinsil is a beautiful and brilliant place to live.

RULE OF THREE (PARALLELISM)

To repeat an idea or image three times or to use three phrases or words to emphasize a point.

A Mars a day helps you work rest and play.This product is bigger, stronger and cheaper than the rest.They are suffering from starvation, disease and oppression.

DIRECT ADDRESS (2nd PERSON PRONOUNS- YOU/YOURS. COLLECTIVE PRONOUNS – US/OURS)

This is when you address the reader or listener of your speech directly, using ‘we’ ,‘us’ or ‘you’

We all feel that…..Surely you can see…..You must feel responsible…

Save my Dog support – images and structure

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Old_English_Sheep_Dog.JPG

Madonna

Sally

http://www.flickr.com/photos/francapicc/2685759401

http://www.flickr.com/photos/randomurl/223915662/

Beano

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photos/agiledogs/

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Sam

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leeco/30784736/

Maisiehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/

frugan/429164631/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/condour/2435460128/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/

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Peachie

Stan

Larry

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:PariahDog.png

Hector

Oscar

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Bloodhund_rf54.jpg

Write your speech!

You should includethe followingtechniques:

• group of three• rhetorical question• emotive language• hyperbole• anecdote• repetition

You could also include:• statistics

• contrasts

• play on sympathy

• criticism of the opposition

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Quality control

• Read this section of speech and highlight any techniques used:

My dog is the best dog in the world and should definitely receive the serum because he is obedient, helpful and generally lovely. Don’t you think it would be cruel to kill him? He has helped his owner for many long years, and without him she will be devastated. How can this speech be improved? Re-write the paragraph.

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Now check your own speech…

• have you used a selection of persuasive techniques?

• is your speech convincing?• do you use interesting vocabulary?

If so… you’re ready to SAVE YOUR DOG!

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Now, find one political speech on the internet e.g. Obama, Kennedy, Cameron, Thatcher. Write down as many examples

of persuasive techniques as you can.

List as many examples of the following techniques as you can:

• Parallelism • Rhetorical interrogative• Emotive language• Hyperbole• Anecdote• Repetition• Direct address/2nd person pronoun• Collective pronoun• Imperative call to action