Coraline - Writing To Persuade

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A quiz created for students at GHS to prepare you to make an advertisement to persuade people to enter the other world.

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1.

It's really important that the other mother's advertising agency uses persuasive techniques to make their campaign really successful. Your objective is the recognise the peruasive techniques. Our first persuasive technique: rhetorical questions. This is asking a question to make the reader think.Which of these is a rhetorical question?
- A.
  
  'The other world is amazingly awesome.'
- B.
  
  ‘Can you think of a better place to be?’
- C.
  
  ‘The other world is magical, fantastical and amazing’.
Correct Answer
B. ‘Can you think of a better place to be?’

Explanation
The correct answer is 'Can you think of a better place to be?' because it is a question that is asked to make the reader think and consider if there is a better place to be.

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2.

Which of the examples below uses emotive language? This means using language that appeals to the reader’s emotions (fear, love..)
- A.
  
  ‘The other world is amazingly awesome.’
- B.
  
  ‘The other mother will cook you at least three of your favourite meals each day’
- C.
  
  ‘The other mother will love you’
Correct Answer
C. ‘The other mother will love you’

Explanation
The example "The other mother will love you" uses emotive language because it appeals to the reader's emotions by invoking feelings of love and affection.

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3.

Which of the examples below uses Direct Address? This is talking to the reader by using ‘you’. It makes the advertisement more personal.
- A.
  
  ‘You can live a better life in the other world’
- B.
  
  ‘The other world is magical, fantastical and amazing’.
- C.
  
  ‘The other world is amazingly awesome.’
Correct Answer
A. ‘You can live a better life in the other world’

Explanation
The correct answer is 'You can live a better life in the other world'. This example uses direct address by directly speaking to the reader using the word 'you'. This makes the advertisement more personal and engages the reader by directly addressing them and appealing to their desires and aspirations.

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4.

Which of the examples below uses facts?Here's the definition: facts – giving hard evidence, for example, numbers, to make your case sound believable
- A.
  
  ‘The other world is magical, fantastical and amazing’.
- B.
  
  ‘The other world is amazingly awesome.’
- C.
  
  ‘The other mother will cook you at least three of your favourite meals each day’
Correct Answer
C. ‘The other mother will cook you at least three of your favourite meals each day’

Explanation
The answer 'The other mother will cook you at least three of your favourite meals each day' uses facts because it provides a specific and quantifiable statement about the actions of the other mother. This statement can be verified and proven true or false based on the actual number of meals cooked each day.

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5.

Which of the examples below uses tripling? Tripling is isting three words one after the other.
- A.
  
  ‘You can live a better life in the other world’
- B.
  
  ‘The other world is magical, fantastical and amazing’.
- C.
  
  ‘Can you think of a better place to be?’
Correct Answer
B. ‘The other world is magical, fantastical and amazing’.

Explanation
The correct answer is ‘The other world is magical, fantastical and amazing’. This example uses tripling because it lists three words (magical, fantastical, and amazing) one after the other to describe the other world.

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And finally... Which one uses alliteration?Definition:Alliteration – using words which start with the same letter
- A.
  
  ‘The other world is amazingly awesome.’
- B.
  
  ‘The other mother will cook you at least three of your favourite meals each day’
- C.
  
  ‘Can you think of a better place to be?’
Correct Answer
A. ‘The other world is amazingly awesome.’

Explanation
The correct answer is 'The other world is amazingly awesome.' This sentence uses alliteration by repeating the "w" sound in "world" and "wonderfully." Alliteration is a literary device that adds emphasis and musicality to a sentence by using the same sound at the beginning of multiple words.

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Coraline - Writing To Persuade

Which of the examples below uses emotive language? This means using language that appeals to the reader’s emotions (fear, love..)

Which of the examples below uses Direct Address? This is talking to the reader by using ‘you’. It makes the advertisement more personal.

Which of the examples below uses facts?Here's the definition: facts – giving hard evidence, for example, numbers, to make your case sound believable

Which of the examples below uses tripling? Tripling is isting three words one after the other.

And finally... Which one uses alliteration?Definition:Alliteration – using words which start with the same letter