Starter: Vary Your Sentences: How Many Types Can You Name?

Starter: Vary your
sentences
How many types can you name?
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Answers
Simple
Compound
Complex
Minor
Questions, especially rhetorical
Rule of three. For example: young, slim and
pretty
Commands (Imperatives)
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Aims
To explore argue/persuade
/ advise writing tasks
To revise sentence types
To consider tone
To practise exam skills
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Argue/Persuade/Advise
Lesson 3
If youre asked to argue, persuade or advise, you
will be asked to write about a subject youll know
something about, and will, as usual, be given a
few prompts to get you going.
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A clear, strong introduction to your

subject, perhaps including some
background or history;
One paragraph for each new
argument, topic or piece of advice;
Evidence or reasons
argument you make;
for
every
A clear, strong conclusion which

leaves the reader with a definite
picture of your opinions.
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Imagine you overhear the following

statement:
'We're always hearing about Girl Power and
Independent Women these days, but all I see
female stars doing is strutting around, looking
good, posing for the cameras, making loads of
money and bad-mouthing boys. What about
making your own decisions and controlling your
own life?
Write an article for your school magazine arguing EITHER

that today's female stars are strong role models and
examples of Girl Power, OR that they are sexist and just
obsessed with image and money.
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Layout
Do remember that you should NOT
waste time on layout features such
as big headings, columns or
pictures. The most important thing
is the quality of your writing.
If you want to, you can use short
subheadings
between
the
paragraphs of a magazine article
to signal to the reader what each
section will cover, such as 'Girl
Power The Facts'. Sometimes
these work well if you write them
as questions, such as 'Rubbish or
Reality?
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Other Views
As with Analyse/Review/Comment texts, its often
useful to mention the opposite sides views
early on in your text and then use your
arguments to prove them wrong! Of course, if
youre persuading, you shouldnt go into much
detail about other peoples views youre trying
to convince people to agree with you, so you
dont need to be as balanced as you do when
analysing. Dont rubbish others views, though
your audience will just switch off!
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Example:
We see so many films and music videos which tell girls
that being strong is all about being rich, thin, pretty and
wearing almost nothing. Since when was that powerful?
Im not suggesting we should all walk around in sacks, but
what about whats inside? Not all of us are rich, and not all
of us fit in with the music video image of 'thin' or 'pretty'.
Surely brains, creativity or a sense of humour are more
important? Life wont be much fun or very interesting if
were all too worried about breaking a nail to try anything
new.
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Tone and Style

Although you need to use a formal,
impersonal tone overall, you should also make
your
writing
lively
and
engaging.
Persuasive texts often sound more convincing
if you actually do use a more personal tone
from time to time, including phrases like 'as
we all know', 'I can hardly believe' or 'no
doubt youve often wondered' to involve and
convince your audience. Attract and hold their
attention!
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Ending for Impact

In any piece of writing, but especially when
you are arguing, persuading or advising,
you need to leave the audience with an
impression which will last. For example:
So next time you hear someone talk
about Girl Power, ask yourself who the
'really' powerful women are. or
Girl Power is in the head, not in front
of a camera.
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Task
Working in groups, write a plan and an
opening for the article on GIRL POWER.
Homework complete the piece in neat
books.
Spend a maximum of 30 minutes at home.
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Year 10 Assignment
Writing to Analyse
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Assignment
Task: Write an article for a teenage
magazine analysing two still images,
including any text, showing how women
are represented in the media
You may use the image you used in your
presentation, plus one other, possibly the
one you used for the homework. Hand the
second image in with the assignment.
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Writing for teenagers

You will need a crisp and exciting headline
NOT the assignment title!
You should find an exciting way in.
Use language appropriate for teenagers,
with moderation!
Any technical language must be explained,
but in a non-patronising way.
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Target Audience
It will help you if you have a specific magazine
in mind for your piece, such as Sugar, Bliss
etc. Try to write in the house style.
Within the teenage bracket, decide on a
specific age 13, 14, etc.
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Questions 1
The following questions may help you with
your planning:
What is the purpose and audience for your
chosen images?
Are they negative or positive images? How
has this influenced representation? Do
different audiences respond differently?
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Questions 2
How is the picture anchored? If the anchor line
reads Beautiful babes the women in the
picture are no longer women, they are babes.
How does the mise-en-scene add to the

representation? A woman in a sharp suit on a
podium gives a different message to one in a
bikini lying on a beach.
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Questions 3
What do we imagine the values of the women
in the images to be? What makes us think this?
Colours what are the connotations? Five
colour rule followed?
Finally, detailed analysis of the language font
size and positioning, as well as language
devices such as alliteration etc.
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Organising your text

You can work through these questions for each
image or compare images together by having
a paragraph on each area for analysis. Your
article should be lively and interesting as well
as easy to follow, e.e. in a logical order.
This assignment will be handwritten
controlled conditions, all done in class!
in
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A clear, strong introduction to your

A clear, strong conclusion which

Imagine you overhear the following

Write an article for your school magazine arguing EITHER

Tone and Style

Ending for Impact

Writing for teenagers

How does the mise-en-scene add to the

Organising your text

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