PERSUASIVE

POETRY

Pupil and parent learning sheet

Week beginning: 18th May 2020

This week's work for Year 7 English is about turning poetry into persuasion.

By the end of topic, you should be able to: • Recognise how poetry can be persuasive.• Look at examples of persuasive poetry and how they are effective.• Understand how a flag can be meaningful to you

Your work this week will include the following activities: (You do not need to print any resources! You will need your book or lined paper to complete the tasks.)• Analyse the way that poetry is persuasive. • Identify the features of persuasive poetry. • Look at the poem, Flag, by John Agard and recognise persuasive actions and

think about the purpose of a flag.

For extra help with English learning, you may also want to look at the following: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zpr49j6/revision/2

If you complete all your work to a high standard, you may also want to start thinking about how objects can hide messages about your feelings. This is something that John Agard does in his poem, Flag.

Recap

You have already looked at the poems of Stormzy and Benjamin Zephaniah.

Think back:

1. What was the purpose of the poems?

2. Were they trying to persuade?

3. How did they persuade you?

How can a poet be persuasive?

Read this Poetry is a way of communicating to an audience. It is an opportunity to reveal your feelings to the people around you.

Sometimes a poem is used to address issues that are affecting the writer. A poet has the ability to inform their audience about matters that concern them. Poetry can be used as a way to persuade.

Now let’s find out how poets persuade their audience…

Match up the definition to the example

Technique Examples

Flattery - complimenting your audience. Who doesn’t want success?

Opinion - a personal viewpoint often presented as if fact.

It is simply out of this world – stunning!

Hyperbole - exaggerated language used for effect.

80% of people agreed that this would change their community for the better.

Personal pronouns - ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘we’. Get on board and join us!

Imperative command - instructional language.

Safer streets means comfort, reassurance and peace of mind for you, your family and your friends.

Triples - three points to support an argument.

You are the key to this entire idea succeeding - we will be with you all the way. I can’t thank you enough!

Emotive language - vocabulary to make the audience/reader feel a particular emotion.

A person of your intelligence deserves much better than this.

Statistics and figures - factual data used in a persuasive way.

There are thousands of animals at the mercy of our selfishness and disregardfor kindness.

Rhetorical question - a question which implies its own answer.

In my view, this is the best thing to have ever happened.

Technique Examples

Flattery - complimenting your audience. A person of your intelligence deserves much better than this.

Opinion - a personal viewpoint often presented as if fact.

In my view, this is the best thing to have ever happened.

Hyperbole - exaggerated language used for effect. It is simply out of this world – stunning!

Personal pronouns - ‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘we’. You are the key to this entire idea succeeding - we will be with you all the way. I can’t thank you enough!

Imperative command - instructional language. Get on board and join us!

Triples - three points to support an argument.Safer streets means comfort, reassurance and peace of mind for you, your family and your friends.

Emotive language - vocabulary to make the audience/reader feel a particular emotion.

There are thousands of animals at the mercy of our selfishness and disregard for kindness.

Statistics and figures - factual data used in a persuasive way.

80% of people agreed that this would change their community for the better.

Rhetorical question - a question which implies its own answer.

Who doesn’t want success?

Answers for matching task

Features of persuasive poetry

Just like persuasive writing, poetry utilises some of these features to draw the reader into the poem.

The table on slide 8 shows the technique, definition and an example of how the technique is used in a sentence.

You will need this table to complete your first task on slide 9.

Either refer back to slide 8 once you have started the task or write out the persuasive features table into your book or on some paper.

Example of persuasive poetry

Task 1:1. Read the poem

2. Write the poem into your book or on a piece of paper.

3. Using the techniques table from slide 7, highlight all of the persuasive techniques used in the poem.

There’s is an example on slide 10 to help you.

Modelled answers for question 1

Using the techniques table from the previous slide, highlight all of the persuasive techniques used in the poem.

RepetitionOpen a book

Add the labels to the arrows provided.

Add any more information you can find.

Task 2

Answer these questions in your book or on paper –• a. What is this poem persuading you to do? • b. How do you know this? Link to the techniques table.

This phrase explains the writer thoughts because…

The poem makes great use of…

The aim of the poem is…

The poem focuses on… this is powerful because…

The poetry uses techniques like… and… . They are powerful because they…

With… in the poem, it is effective because…

Review

Answer the two questions below…

1. Was the poem effective in persuading you to do something?

2. Did it make you want to read a book?

Challenge: edit the poem, Open a book, by adding your own ideas into it. Make some changes to show how you would make it more powerful for the audience.

1. Write the changes onto the poem in your book.

2. Use a different coloured pen or pencil to clearly show what changes you have made to the poem.

Well done Year 7, you have completed the first part of this

week’s English work.

Make sure you take a break and then complete the second and third part of the work later in the week.

Flags are symbols that can be used in many different ways.

1. List as many different types of flags as you can.

2. What does a flag represent?3. What does a flag mean to you?

Flags

So far, you have looked at;

• The features of persuasive poetry.• An example of a persuasive poem.• You have answered some questions about how

a poem uses certain vocabulary to draw the reader in.

Now we are going to look at how an object can be used persuasively. Check out the next slide to find out more!

Recap

Examples of persuasive poetry

Read thisJohn Agard is a poet that we have previously looked at. He is a poet of mixed nationality, who uses his cultural links within his poetry. Agardwrote the poem ‘Flag’, which is filled with fantastic meaning and definition of the term flag.

Flag by John Agard

This is the poem, Flag, by John Agard.

I want you to read the poem to yourself first then listen to it. Click on the link.https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poem/flag/

Now copy it down into the middle of your book or on a piece of paper.

Write it exactly as you see it so that you can complete the task on the next slide.

TaskLook at line 3 of each stanza. What do you notice is happening? How are people being persuaded by the flag? Complete one of the following tasks.

Identify the verb that persuades people to take action? What power does the flag have?• The verbs that are being used are…• The power the flag has is…this is because…

What three things does the person who is being persuaded do?• The three actions the person takes after being persuaded are… Is it ok to use a flag as an excuse to carry out these actions?• In my opinion… • Power is important here because…

Complete silver and then answer the following question:

What do you think is meant by ‘blind your conscience to the end’?• When the poet uses the word… he is expressing the idea that…

Thinking about the poem, Flag. I want you to create your own flag design and to explain its meaning.

You can use a national flag, for example, the Union Jack, or you can create your own flag to show what it represents to you.

Create a drawing of the flag you choose and then write an explanation about its meaning to you.

On the next slide is an example of my flag and my explanation about what it means to me.

Task

Modelled flag and explanation

This is my flag and it means a lot to me. The top half of the flag represents my nationality, my life as a British person. I am proud of my connection to all of the principalities that make up the Union Jack. They make me who I am.

The bottom left flag is of Tyne and Wear, which is the flag of Newcastle. This is where my dad is from and his family too. They are part of me. I love the city and also the football team. This is due to my Grandfather; he was a big Newcastle fan. The flag of Newcastle is in my blood and I love that I have family from there.

The flag on the bottom right is the flag of Birmingham. My mum was born there and it is a place that I have visited and loved going to all my life. It is also a part of me as I grew up not too far from Birmingham. The bull represents strength to me; the ability to stand up to others.

I have included all of these features in my flag because they all make me who I am.

Create a flag that is meaningful to you.

You can draw your own flag or you can do what I did and create it on Paint. (this is only if you have a printer to print your flag out.) Send pictures of your flag to us one the school email address.

‘Agard believes that a flag can be persuasive to people.’

In 100 words, I want you to write down your thoughts about this statement. Think about the poem, Flag, by John Agard. Think about what you believe a flag represents to you.

Write your 100 word response in your books or on a piece of paper. Write the statement out in your book then write your response underneath.

Review of the poem, Flag

Sentence starters to help

• The flag symbolises… this is important because…• The use of … helps the audience to understand that it is important

because…• A flag can mean … to many people. John Agard has used a flag because…

Well done Year 7, you have completed the second part of this

week’s English work.

Make sure you take a break and then complete the third part of

the work later in the week.

P is for personal tone - use language that includes the reader and makes them feel involved.

E is for emotive language - use words that have a strong emotional impact on the reader.

R is for rhetorical questions - use questions to make the reader think about your viewpoint.

S is for say again - repeat key points to reinforce your most important ideas.

U is for undermine opposing arguments - show that you recognise an opposing viewpoint and then undermine that argument.

A is for anecdotes - use a short, interesting story from real life.

D is for direct address - use personal pronouns, like ‘you’ and ‘your’, to involve your reader.

E is for exaggeration - use exaggeration to make your point stronger.

Persuasion is a fantastic tool to use in all aspects of life, especially in writing. Below is the word PERSUADE, each letter of the word has a feature that can be used when writing to persuade.

I want you to remember these words and their meanings. The quiz on the next slide will require you to use some of them!

Quiz time! – click on the answer that you think is right. If you are wrong,

you will have to try again

Question 1

Which of these words is most emotive?

Torn

Damaged

Destroyed

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Question 2

What is an anecdote?

An interview

Opinion presented as a fact

A short, interesting story

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Question 3

What is the most effective tone to use to persuade a reader?

Passionate and personalAggressive and pushyDetached and impersonal

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Question 4

The words ‘you’, ‘your’ and ‘we’ are examples of what?

Personal pronounsAuxiliary verbsProper nouns

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Excellent work, now it’s the final question!

Question 5

When you are writing to persuade, you are trying to make the reader…

Consider several pointsAgree with your viewpointDisagree with your viewpoint

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Great work!

You have completed the quiz!

Now you have an understanding about the role of persuasion.

During next week’s work, we will be looking into persuasive writing in greater detail so don’t forget what you learned.

TASK:

Create a poster or a visual organiser that shows what you have learnt from the quiz the PERSUADE technique. (Slide 21)

Well done Year 7, you have completed the third part of this

week’s English work.

Make sure you take a break for now and there will be some more

English work coming soon ☺