Lesson Plan
Lesson 4: Using Persuasive Devices
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore persuasive devices.
This lesson plan includes the following resources:
Lesson Plan
Tuning In
- Watch the Persuasive Devices video on YouTube. After watching, ask the students:
- What are some examples of persuasive devices?
- What is the purpose of persuasive devices?
- Why are persuasive devices helpful when expressing a particular point of view?
Teacher Instruction
- Explain what persuasive devices are and what they are used for, as outlined on slide 5 of the Persuasive Devices PowerPoint.
- Discuss the eleven persuasive devices presented on slides 6-27. Encourage the students to suggest additional examples for each persuasive device.
Guided/Independent Learning
- Provide the students with a copy of the Persuasive Devices Worksheets. Read through the instructions for each of the tasks and answer any questions the students may have.
- Allow the students to work through the devices worksheets independently. Monitor and support the students as required.
- As a class, discuss the answers for each of the worksheets. Allow the students to self-correct their work so they can monitor how well they have understood the lesson’s objective.
Wrapping Up
- Revise the language features of persuasive texts with the students. Ask them to suggest some examples of each feature e.g. ‘consider’, ‘imagine’ and ‘ponder’ are all examples of thinking verbs.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Challenge more capable students to write another example of each persuasive device, based on a topic of their own choosing.
Supporting Students
- Allow students who are finding the worksheets challenging to work at their own pace, or with the assistance of a peer tutor.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
NSW Curriculum alignment
- EN3-5B
Discusses how language is used to achieve a widening range of purposes for a widening range of audiences and contexts
- EN3-6B
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
- EN3-9E
Recognises, reflects on and assesses their strengths as a learner
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCELY320
Analyse the text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the text
- VCELA325
Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts
- VCELA352
Investigate how vocabulary choices, including evaluative language can express shades of meaning, feeling and opinion
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACELY1701
Identify and explain characteristic text structures and language features used in imaginative, informative and persuasive texts to meet the purpose of the textElaborationsexplaining how the features of a text advocating community action, for example ...
- ACELY1711
Analyse how text structures and language features work together to meet the purpose of a textElaborationscomparing the structures and features of different texts, including print and digital sources on similar topics, and evaluating which features be...
- ACELA1512
Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contextsElaborationsmoving from general, ‘all-purpose’ words, for example ‘cut’, to more sp...
- ACELA1525
Investigate how vocabulary choices, including evaluative language can express shades of meaning, feeling and opinionElaborationsidentifying (for example from reviews) the ways in which evaluative language is used to assess the qualities of the variou...
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I would like some more examples of introductory paragraphs based on persuasive texts to give students more examples to read and analyse.
Denise DeWolfe · Feb 27th, 2019
Hi Denise,
Take a look at our Persuasive Writing collection here:
https://www.teachstarter.com/au/learning-area/persuasive-writing/
We have quite an extensive collection with many examples.
If there is anything else I can assist you with, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Kristian · Mar 4th, 2019