Persuasive strategy definitions · Web viewPersuasive strategy definitions Claim Your main point – the reason for your argument – the nitty gritty – introduce some pathos The

Persuasive strategy definitionsClaim Your main point – the reason for your

argument – the nitty gritty – introduce some pathos

The rainforests are vanishing. This is bad because...

Logos Using logic, numbers and facts to support your argument – refer to your research

Use your fact sheet

Pathos Appeal to your readers’ emotions – tug on their heart strings – show some photos

Talk about rare and endangered species – talk about diseases that owe their cures to the rainforest

Ethos Make yourself seem trustworthy and believable – be persuasive – use appropriate vocabulary

Don’t threaten or abuse your readers

Kairos Build a sense of urgency for your case – worry your readers – pressure them

Talk about time frames – why does something need to be done NOW?

Research Use studies and others’ research to convince your readers – graphs and tables etc.

Use the internet, books and papers.Say according to... In a study carried out by...

Persuasive language and vocabularyTick off each of these words and phrases as you use them.The question of whether or not... It is clear that... It is obvious that...

There can be no doubt that... There is no doubt that...If...then... When...then... If we continue to...then...

...is necessary because... it is important to realise that...There are many reasons why...

Imagine... Try to put yourself in...position...The arguments for...are compelling because...

There are thought to be... ...rely on...for... ...provides...for...

Many people agree that... Many people believe...It is generally believed to be that case that...

The truth is... The fact is... Actually...In conclusion... At the end of the day... So... therefore...

Name Persuasive Writing Date Tuesday 29th April 2008Today’s objectives: An inviting introduction that states main topic Details are written in a logical order Persuasive language used Both sides of the argument presented Strong conclusion that reiterates the main point

Remember: use key vocabulary use persuasive language and vocabulary Use logos Use pathos Use ethos Use Kairos

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Fact Sheet – RainforestsWords that are highlighted in yellow are key vocabulary. Use as much

key vocabulary as you can. Tick them off as you use them.

Rainforest land is required for grazing land, to feed cattle, for beef (used for beef burgers!)

More land is needed when it loses its nutrients from over-grazing. Rice, wheat and corn consumption is set to increase by 40% by

2020, so more land is needed to grow food. Need for wood, worldwide, will double by 2020 Rainforests are good source of hardwoods: teak, mahogany,

rosewood This wood is often used for coffins Wood from rainforests needed by the west as they have already

depleted their own wood source Money from logging helps to pay off National debt Wood is also needed to make charcoal to power industrial plants Rainforest creatures need to be hunted to satisfy Westerners’

desire for animal skins – ocelot, jaguars and caiman Rainforests also cleared for mining Cropland for bio fuels – instead of petrol and to grow palms for

palm oil

Connectives – tick them off as you use themalthough however therefore actually so because while like nevertheless despite m if as perhaps

when after admittedly basically obviously presumably clearly personally in general above all

finally furthermore similarly

Further information available from: www.rain-tree.com

Fact Sheet – RainforestsWords that are highlighted in yellow are key vocabulary. Use as much

key vocabulary as you can. Tick them off as you use them.

In South America alone there are 15,000 – 20,000 species of plant The Amazon is the largest rainforest It covers 2 million square miles and spans 8 countries The rainforests contain 50 – 80% of the world’s biodiversity 30 million species of plants and animals – more concentrated

biodiversity than anywhere else New plants and animals being discovered all the time 70% of the world’s rainforests have been destroyed in the past 40

years Deforestation for timber, to grow crops (such as bio fuels to run

cars and palm oil – a major ingredient in many Western foods) and to develop land

Deforestation causes soil erosion, which in turn causes floods and landslides as tree roots hold the soil together

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosphere when trees are burned

Trees absorb CO2 and release oxygen (O2)– cleansing our atmosphere

Rainforests store half of the world’s rainwater Losing the trees could alter the global climate Changing the global climate threatens mankind’s survival Rainforest also home to indigenous peoples Rainforest plants have been used to create life-saving drugs – rosy

periwinkle from Madagascar help children recover from blood disease: leukaemia

It is estimated that around 50 species a day are going extinct from rainforests around the world. That is one every half an hour!