Which side are you on?

Persuasive Reading Analysis:

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The clip begins with a single view of a boy who thinks that ants are worthless!  He thinks that they should be squished.  The ant - then tries to persuade the boy to think of what is happening from its perspective.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	While the boy said that ants destroy picnics take away all the food, the ant says that The ant said “We only take a little bit of food , that’s all it takes o feed the whole colony.”
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	This appeals to my emotions because  there  are two different ways to look at it. The ant said that she has an important job, “It is my job to gather food to feed the young.”
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	They both give facts to make the audience believe them.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	Yes	If the ant is not successful in persuading the boy then it will die when he squishes it.
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	Yes

Do You Want Siblings?

LI: Write persuasive piece of writing using Ethos,Pathos and Logos.

Brothers and sisters are compassionate and thoughtful. They are like a friends, but better because when you are upset they are there for you and when you are in a situation they back you up.

Brothers and sisters should always stick up for each other. When you’re bored you can go outside and play with them. When they play with them they’re very physical. You love your sisters and brothers because when you are exhausted you can just go home and have a sleep and they can comfort you when your little. We always want to be with our siblings but we all know that we have to be separated when we grow up. We all go through a process of a human life. very cool life.    

Sometimes when you have little siblings they always want to go outside and play out in the sun and when it’s raining  there are little puddles and they like to play in it, it’s like a little pool to them. If we are sick our brothers and sisters are there for you. You can always rely on your brothers and sisters, we have to take care of them because they’re relying on us too

Having siblings are the BEST!       

Ari And The Pizza

Persuasive Reading Analysis:

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or 

no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	Ari said to his mum “ Could you order pizza for dinner”. (Mum was thinking should I order the pizza)
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	Ari said “Pizza has a lot of vegetables and healthy.” Ari describes what's on the pizza.He also makes reference to the food pyramid”.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	yes	Ari was thinking about his mum this is what he said “Mum you're tired and you can’t be bothered making dinner”.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	“ I got a voucher that’s 2 dollars and the pizza could be cheap and the pizza is very healthy as well”.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	No
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	Yes	He used his thinking skills to help him with his persuasive argument.

Homework should be banded!

Persuasion

Persuasive Reading Analysis:

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read

through each strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy

by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write

yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The author stated their view informing the audience about persuading them  to support the idea that “Little children should not get homework’.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	“Not all of the children have all the equipment to do their homework at home”.   This statement also support the pathos argument as it makes me feel sorry for the kids that don’t have equipment
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	”All children need a break after school because they have worked hard and it causes stress for them and maybe their  parents”.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	No
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	Yes	Perhaps when he says Homework should be banned!
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	No

The First Flyers

Persuasive Reading Analysis:

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing

yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author

used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The main idea is about the Wright brothers inventing the first plane.  The writer wanted to persuade the reader to recognise the genius of the brothers and way they and their invention are an important part of human history.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	While many people were attempting to design a plane that would fly, the Wright brothers were the first to succeed. “There were no planes and people wanted to fly”.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	No
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	Yes	“ Most people thought they would not be able to do it. The brothers knowledge about planes and the fact that they were engineers in this field help them raise money and increased their credibility.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	No
Research – Uses studies and   information to make the   argument seem more convincing;   this can be in the form of words, graphs, tables, or illustrations	No

Don't You Think We Should Have Fish and Chips Every Friday?

WALHT use ethos,pathos and logos to persuade other people.

Fish and chips are irresistible and sensational. They  are a delightful fast food meal because they are hot and have heaps of flavor.  If you are fortunate to have a great local fish and chip shop, you will probably get a big share of chips!    No one can deny the opportunity to have  fish and chips for dinner and for lunch and it’s way cheaper than other  fast food such as Sushi.

Added to this a fish and chip shop, offers more variety of choice.  

Fish and chips should be your first choice of the day.  Simply unwrap the wrapper you smell the fish and chips.  When you eat fish and chips your stomach is filled with a supreme taste. You love the chips that you have in your stomach and they’re enjoyable.  We all like fish and chips but we all know that we can’t eat it all the time - it’s very heartbreaking. If the fish and chips store didn't exist in this world we wouldn't be having the greatest food in the world.

We all face those times when we are tired and feel too lazy and can’t be bothered making our food. If your mum or dad is sick and you can’t cook then you can just go to the fish and chips store, that’s what fish and chips stores are there for. Fish and chips is very dependable because when you take one bite it takes you out of this  world .

Give yourself a break and get some ‘Fish and chips’ their taste and aroma is something you will not forget.