Persuasive text

• What is emotive language designed to do?

  Evokes an emotional response
• What is the primary aim of emotive language?

  To persuade the reader or listener
• In what contexts can emotive language be used?

  • Speeches
  • Public addresses
  • Creative writing
  • Non-fiction writing
• What types of writing commonly use emotive language?

  Novels, poetry, and opinion pieces
• What effect do emotive words have on readers?

  They evoke strong emotional reactions
• What part of speech are adjectives?

  Words that modify nouns or pronouns
• What do adjectives answer in a sentence?

  What kind?, How many?, Which ones?
• What are the types of adjectives?

  • Descriptive adjectives
  • Proper adjectives
  • Limiting adjectives
  • Interrogative adjectives
  • Coordinating adjectives
• What do descriptive adjectives tell?

  The quality of a noun or pronoun
• What do proper adjectives derive from?

  Proper nouns
• What do limiting adjectives indicate?

  Restrictions of the word they modify
• What is the function of interrogative adjectives?

  To ask questions
• What are coordinating adjectives?

  Two or more adjectives separated by a comma
• What are verbs used for?

  To express actions or states
• What do adverbs modify?

  Verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
• What questions do adverbs of time answer?

  When?
• What do adverbs of manner describe?

  How actions are performed
• What do adverbs of place answer?

  Where?
• What do adverbs of degree indicate?

  How much?
• What do adverbs of frequency answer?

  How often?
• How do adverbs affect reader perception?

  They describe actions in a particular way
• What is persuasive text?

  A passage expressing personal emotion or idea
• What are the components of persuasive text?

  • Statement of position
  • Argumentation
  • Reinforcement of standpoint
• What grammatical features help emphasize viewpoints in persuasive texts?

  Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs
• Why is word choice important in persuasive writing?

  It strengthens one's position