Higher English: Listening Revision

Define: Purpose

• The author's attitude towards a topic

• The author's bias or point of view

• The reason why a writer produces a text

• The group of people a text is targeted towards

Define: Audience

• The author's attitude towards a topic

• The author's bias or point of view

• The reason why a writer produces a text

• The person or group of people that a text is targeted towards

Which of the following is NOT a possible purpose for a piece of writing?

• To entertain

• To educate

• To hear advice

• To persuade

Which of these texts is most likely written to persuade?

• A historical novel

• An autobiography

• An evening news report

• A car company advertisment

Explain the purpose of this text (with reference to specific features of the poster).

Suggest one possible audience for this text. Provide evidence from the text to justify your answer.

Identify the persuasive technique:

The students in Mrs McGregor's class are well behaved, well motivated and well taught.

• Imperatives

• Facts and Statistics

• Emotive Language

• Rule of Three

Identify the persuasive technique(s):

Who wouldn't want to join a school as wonderful as Bearsden Academy?

• Rhetorical Question

• Personal Pronouns

• Emotive Language

• Repetition (Rule of Three)

Identify the persuasive technique:

We need to act now if we want to make a difference.

• Hyperbole (Exaggeration)

• Imperatives

• Personal Anecdotes

• Statistics

Write a short paragraph that argues for or against the statement: Students should be allowed to use their phones in class. Aim to use at least three persuasive techniques in your paragraph!