TLF ID M019103
This PDF provides a valuable reference guide and teaching and learning resource for students and teachers on the purpose, features and influence of written and visual persuasive texts. The text provides the reader with information on the techniques employed in creating persuasive texts including appealing to emotions through use of techniques such as hyperbole, connotation, and tone. The resource includes a section on composition and analysis of visual texts. The resource also contains a range of activities to highlight key skills required to shape and analyse persuasive texts including an annotated example of a text analysis. The resource concludes with a sample writing assessment task supported by marking criteria based on NAPLAN-style assessments,