20895 ACE Language (Yr 6) Structures and Language Features
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All about the author – 1<br />
Resource sheet<br />
For an effective piece of persuasive text, the writer uses ethos to convince the<br />
audience that he or she is someone worth listening to. For an audience to be<br />
persuaded by the text, they must believe in the authenticity of the writer.<br />
Examine the extracts of the three persuasive texts <strong>and</strong> consider how you feel about the<br />
author of each.<br />
Writer 1 – Smoking kills<br />
So, you want to look cool, act older, feel independent. OK. Go ahead.<br />
Do it. Say ’yes’ the next time someone offers you a cigarette. You’ve<br />
heard all about the health problems but you’re young, you’re invincible.<br />
Nothing bad will happen to you. But that’s where you’re wrong. Smoking<br />
kills!<br />
I have been a doctor for over 20 years <strong>and</strong> have seen so much suffering<br />
because people thought that nothing bad would happen to them.<br />
Smoking is the catalyst that causes multiple fatal diseases to different<br />
parts of the body. Think of them as a hail of arrows on a Middle Ages<br />
battlefield. It only takes one to kill you <strong>and</strong> as there are so many of them,<br />
one is bound to get you. Let me tell you about some of the cases I have<br />
had to deal with ...<br />
Writer 2 – Smoking rocks<br />
At the end of the day, whether you smoke or not is your choice. No-one can<br />
live your life for you <strong>and</strong> if smoking makes you feel better, then do it. Let’s<br />
face it, we all have so many problems these days, why shouldn’t we be free<br />
to enjoy a cigarette when we want to?<br />
I’ve been a sales representative for a cigarette company for almost 20<br />
years <strong>and</strong> I know the pleasure people get from having a cigarette. I know<br />
some are a bit expensive <strong>and</strong> people keep going on about them being bad<br />
for you but hey, life’s too short to be worrying all the time. All my family<br />
smoke <strong>and</strong> my Gr<strong>and</strong>pa is still going strong at nearly 90. He’s got a bit of a<br />
cough but what do you expect at that age? Let me tell you about him <strong>and</strong><br />
how he got started ...<br />
Writer 3 – Smoking stinks<br />
’Phew! What is that smell?’ I asked myself as I walked past a group of<br />
young teenagers. You’ve got it! They were smoking, all of them <strong>and</strong> it<br />
was disgusting. I could almost see the cloudy haze developing above<br />
them. The problem is, the smell doesn’t disappear once the cigarette is<br />
put out. It lingers, on your clothes, in your hair <strong>and</strong> on your breath. The<br />
bottom line is, smoking <strong>and</strong> smokers stink.<br />
If a person smells for some other reason, we would all agree that it’s<br />
not very attractive. Why then, is it so hard to convince people not to<br />
take up smoking? Surely they’re smart enough to know that no amount<br />
of deodorant, perfume or toothpaste will stop them smelling like a<br />
stale ash tray! Let me tell you about what made me stop smoking ...<br />
Australian Curriculum English – <strong>Language</strong>: Text structure <strong>and</strong> organisation (Year 6) www.ricpublications.com.au R.I.C. Publications ®<br />
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Underst<strong>and</strong> how authors often innovate on text structures <strong>and</strong> play with language features to achieve particular aesthetic, humorous <strong>and</strong> persuasive purposes <strong>and</strong> effects (<strong>ACE</strong>LA1518)<br />
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