Your task this week is to create a persuasive advertisement. I don't mind what you choose to sell me but you have to make me want it more than ANYTHING in the world! Below is the full task (at the bottom of the page) and some hints and tips to give you clues as to what to include. I will give you a paper copy tomorrow.
Persuasive texts
(Including adverts, posters, letters etc)
What’s the point?- Persuasive texts are designed to persuade people or to convince people of a point of view. Good persuasive texts tantalise the reader Does yours do this?
· Have you got a plan?- These texts are usually well planned and thought out, Is yours? An advert, for example, may take months to make.
· Where to start?- Is your introduction boring, do you think the reader/ listener will continue to be interested… Draw the audience in by making a bold statement. Address the main issue and state your position. This is called an opening statement.
· Connect with the reader- Use connectives that explain your view like: however, therefore, because, although, yet, in addition to.
· Bet you didn’t know that!- Ask Rhetorical questions- A question where you know the answer but say it to prove a point.
Example: Did you know…
· It’s a known fact- Try to make opinions sound like facts. Example: We all know that it’s the best thing on TV. It is also very important to use facts and elaborate on the key details.
Other great tips-
· Persuasive writing is mainly in present tense.
· Use powerful verbs, strong adjective by using emotive language.
· Try to dare the reader to disagree with you and then prove them wrong.
· End with a summary of your key points.
YOUR TASK
Sell me a product! Choose something you are interested in and design a poster that MAKES me want to buy it. Look at all the tips you have been given above and apply as many of them as possible to your advert. Remember to include information about your product in full detail. A simple sentence is probably not going to make me want to buy it.
This homework is due in next Wednesday 11th March. I expect it done please!
(Including adverts, posters, letters etc)
What’s the point?- Persuasive texts are designed to persuade people or to convince people of a point of view. Good persuasive texts tantalise the reader Does yours do this?
· Have you got a plan?- These texts are usually well planned and thought out, Is yours? An advert, for example, may take months to make.
· Where to start?- Is your introduction boring, do you think the reader/ listener will continue to be interested… Draw the audience in by making a bold statement. Address the main issue and state your position. This is called an opening statement.
· Connect with the reader- Use connectives that explain your view like: however, therefore, because, although, yet, in addition to.
· Bet you didn’t know that!- Ask Rhetorical questions- A question where you know the answer but say it to prove a point.
Example: Did you know…
· It’s a known fact- Try to make opinions sound like facts. Example: We all know that it’s the best thing on TV. It is also very important to use facts and elaborate on the key details.
Other great tips-
· Persuasive writing is mainly in present tense.
· Use powerful verbs, strong adjective by using emotive language.
· Try to dare the reader to disagree with you and then prove them wrong.
· End with a summary of your key points.
YOUR TASK
Sell me a product! Choose something you are interested in and design a poster that MAKES me want to buy it. Look at all the tips you have been given above and apply as many of them as possible to your advert. Remember to include information about your product in full detail. A simple sentence is probably not going to make me want to buy it.
This homework is due in next Wednesday 11th March. I expect it done please!
