English - discursive writing

• Discursive writing is?


  when you are given an important point or issue to discuss
• This type of essay is used to?


  show off your argumentative skills
• Instead of arguing one side you must..?


  argue both sides
• One side of the argument is labelled?


  pros , these are factual ideas to back up your point
• The other side of this argument is labelled?


  cons, these are factual ideas that disagree with your argument
• Your essay should consist of?


  eight paragraphs , introduction , 3 pros , 3 cons and your conclusion
• Your introduction should?


  engage the reader , be written in a formal style and should state what side you are on in the argument
• The body of the essay is made of?


  3 factual points to support your opinion , and 3 that oppose , one factual point per paragraph, should be written in a formal style , contain linking words between paragraphs, !! Should not include opinion , only facts!!
• Your conclusion should?


  sum up your evidence , be written in a formal style , restate ur opinion
• What happens after you choose the subject ur arguing about?


  find factual evidence , !! You have to look for evidence that supports and opposes your argument !!
• rhetorical question e.x?


  can we really expect the school to keep paying from its limited resources
• Emotive language e.x?


  imagine being cast out into the street, cold lonely and frightened
• A strong ending to sum up the points made?


  conclusion
• A technique where the first letter of two or more words is the same and it is used to draw attention to the point being made?


  an alliteration
• A triad or triplet which gives a range?


  rule of three
• Vocabulary which appeals to the audience's emotions?


  emotive language
• Data which supports a point being made?


  statistics
• This type of opinion is given by a specialist in the field?


  expert
• The type of adjective that suggests extremes of the scale?


  superlative
• These can be proven?


  facts
• A personal experience which supports a point?


  anecdote
• This technique is used again and again for impact and emphasis?


  repetition
• Figurative language suggesting something is something else?


  metaphor
• A viewpoint reached by a person?


  opinion
• Another word for exaggeration?


  hyperbole
• This is produced by the use of language, structure and punctuation to reflect the writer's feelings or attitude?


  tone
• This does not require an answer?


  rhetorical question
• An image created using like or as?


  simile
• The type of sentence which gives impact when summing up?


  simple
• An example of this word class is 'we'?


  personal pronouns