Non Fiction- Key Terminology

Define purpose.

• The reader, e.g. an individual or a broader group of people.

• The reason for writing, e.g. to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to advise, to warn.

• How and where the writing will appear, e.g. an email, a blog, a recipe, a leaflet, an article.

• The mood or feel of your writing.

Define audience.

• The reader, e.g. an individual or a broader group of people.

• The reason for writing, e.g. to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to advise, to warn.

• How and where the writing will appear, e.g. an email, a blog, a recipe, a leaflet, an article.

• The mood or feel of your writing.

Define form.

• The reader, e.g. an individual or a broader group of people.

• The reason for writing, e.g. to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to advise, to warn.

• How and where the writing will appear, e.g. an email, a blog, a recipe, a leaflet, an article.

• The mood or feel of your writing.

Define tone.

• The reader, e.g. an individual or a broader group of people.

• The reason for writing, e.g. to persuade, to inform, to entertain, to advise, to warn.

• How and where the writing will appear, e.g. an email, a blog, a recipe, a leaflet, an article.

• The mood or feel of your writing.

Define tone.

• The reader, e.g. an individual or a broader group of people.

• Prejudice for or against one person or one group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

• How and where the writing will appear, e.g. an email, a blog, a recipe, a leaflet, an article.

• The mood or feel of your writing.

Define emotive language.

• Words that identify a particular emotion (e.g. happy, sad, angry)

• Words that make you specifically angry.

• Words chosen to evoke any emotional response.

• Words that make you specifically upset.

Identify all the correct examples of persuasive language.

• hyperbole

• emotive language

• repetition

• anecdote

Define hyperbole

• Telling a personal story.

• Using exaggeration for effect.

• Using emotive language.

• Repeating words or phrases.

Define anecdote.

• Information from an expert.

• Addressing the reader directly, using 'you' or 'your'

• A short, personal story to support your point.

• Facts, numbers and statistics.

Define perspective.

• The reader, e.g. an individual or a broader group of people.

• Prejudice for or against one person or one group, especially in a way considered to be unfair.

• How and where the writing will appear, e.g. an email, a blog, a recipe, a leaflet, an article.

• A point of view or opinion.