The best way to understand how persuasive language can be used to convey a point of view is by reading and watching examples of persuasive techniques being used.
Read/view the following texts and answer the questions below to help you develop an understanding of how a writer uses language to persuade.
When viewing these texts, pay specific attention to the point-of-view that the author is taking, as well as who their target audience might be and some of the persuasive techniques that that they are using from the previous page.
Life's Too Short for Reality TV- Article by Marty Wilson
https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/930550/lifes-too-short-for-reality-tv/
Still I Rise- Poem by Maya Angelou
Hienz- Ed Sheeran Ad
1. Identify the issue.
2. Identify the point-of-view of the writer.
3. What is the tone?
4. Identify three examples of persuasive language or persuasive techniques and explain how it is supposed to make the reader feel.