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Multiple Choice

Why are rhetorical devices important in making writing and speaking more persuasive and engaging?

• They make the language more complex.

• They help convey emotions and persuade audiences.

• They are used only in poetry.

• They make sentences longer.

Open Ended

What makes a sentence sound powerful or persuasive to you?

Multiple Choice

Which rhetorical device is used when a speaker repeats a phrase for emphasis?

• Repetition

• Contrast

• Rule of Three

• Emotive Language

Open Ended

Explain how rhetorical devices can be used to persuade, engage, and emphasize ideas in writing or speech.

Open Ended

Which device is the most powerful in the passage and why?

Multiple Choice

Identify all the rhetorical devices present in the following passage: 'Our school is more than a building. It is a home, a family, a future. Can we let it fall apart? Can we ignore what our students deserve? We must act — swiftly, boldly, together — because every single child in this room matters. Every. Single. One.'

• Repetition, Rule of Three, Rhetorical Question, Emotive Language

• Contrast, Persuasive Tone, Emotive Language

• Rule of Three, Contrast, Repetition

• Repetition, Contrast, Emotive Language

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of the Rule of Three as used in Dubai Expo & Vision 2071 slogans?

• Connecting Minds, Creating the Future

• One small step... one giant leap.

• Every. Single. One.

• Heartbreaking, desperate, inspiring

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main difference between the Core Task and the Challenge Task in the Independent Learning slide?

• The Core Task requires a persuasive paragraph, while the Challenge Task requires a persuasive speech.

• The Core Task asks for a speech, while the Challenge Task asks for a paragraph.

• The Core Task is about school rules, while the Challenge Task is about hobbies.

• The Core Task requires 5 rhetorical devices, while the Challenge Task requires 3.

Open Ended

Reflecting on both slides, how can using rhetorical devices improve the effectiveness of your persuasive writing or speech?

Open Ended

What makes some sentences more powerful?

Open Ended

What are rhetorical devices, and how do they make writing and speaking more persuasive and engaging?