Persuasive Techniques Exploring Persuasive Genre Workstation 5.

Persuasive Techniques

Exploring Persuasive GenreWorkstation 5

Overview

• Instructional practices that engage learners in the consumption for genres.

• If we want to do anything well we need to understand what it really is and how to do it first.

Consume• Students may read multiple types of texts

from advertisements in magazines, texts, internet or whatever medium that may be applied to your grade level.

• Students will read and explore in peer groups of 3 or 4 in read alouds sharing.▫Read Alouds: A good reader reads aloud to

students in his group.-(usually the teacher will model first)

▫The Advertisement and naming the features in advertisement.

Critique

•Students learn to analyze and evaluate the specific genre based on the features.

Produce

•Students produce written examples of the specific genre orally, then in shared writing, and finally independently with gradual release of responsibility

Purpose: Critique Persuasion

• Recognize and appreciate persuasive techniques authors use to make the reader do something or change their minds about a particular point of view.

• Students will explore and critique persuasive techniques.▫Resources:

Various example of persuasive text (magazine ads or articles)

Persuasive technique Word Sorts (Terms, Definitions, Examples)

Persuasive Techniques Reflective form Persuasive Share Out

Persuasive Techniques PURPOSE: CRITIQUE

Step 1 Review Using the • Using the three sets of persuasive techniques card sorts, • First, correctly group the techniques:

▫Terms▫Definitions

• Second, correctly group the Examples to cards▫Examples

• Then, check to see if you have correctly connect the terms with its definition and example with Answer Sheet.

Line up the Terms and match Definitions(cut cards, and line up Terms and match Definition cards)

Terms Definitions

Match Definition to Examples

Terms Definitions

Examples

Step 2 Scavenger Hunt• Teacher Model first:

▫ Show advertisement

• Read through persuasive articles and advertisements.

• Look for the Author’s use of persuasive techniques.

• Using the Persuasive Techniques Reflection form below, identify the author’s use of these techniques and see how many different examples you can find in the advertisement.

• Keep track of your progress and document your findings on the Reflection Form. Make an entry for each of your advertisements.

Title: Simply Irresistible NikonHow used: Author’s uses movie star to promote the camera/ Example: Ashton Kusher taking pictures having fun.

Example

Reflection FormRead through the persuasive articles and advertisements.

For each advertisement,Identify on form:

1.What is being Advertised or Title?

2. Explain how Author used this technique

3. What is the example of the technique used?

Step 3: ShareLook over all the examples you

have found.Find the most effective use of

persuasive technique and be prepared to share the following:

• What was the topic?• What was the viewpoint/Position?• What technique did the author

use?• Why was it effective?• What did you learn from the use

of this technique?• How can you use it in your own

writing?

Share Out:

•Brief Overview •Aha Moments: How this exercise will help

my instruction?•Changes: What I may do differently in my

classroom