Year 8 Integrated Persuasive language resource for Stakeholders Radio Transcript
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The document provides guidance on writing a persuasive radio transcript with differing viewpoints from three separate characters. It advises to use facts, logical reasoning, and refutation of opposing views to strengthen arguments. Writers should clarify values, prioritize main points, and select persuasive language techniques for each character, such as emotive language, rhetorical questions, repetition, exaggeration, calls for action, and personal pronouns to appeal to listeners' emotions and establish an ethical argument.
Year 8 Integrated Persuasive language resource for Stakeholders Radio Transcript
- 4. In persuasive or argumentative writing, we try to convince others to agree with our facts, share our values, accept our argument or conclusions, and adopt our way of thinking. Whilst for this task you will be presenting the differing viewpoints on a specific topic for each of the characters / speakers in your Radio Transcript, you will still need to incorporate persuasive language techniques throughout as each outlines their personal ideas. In essence you will be writing three separate persuasive arguments / points of view that are intertwined in the form of a discussion to be broadcast over a radio station.
- 5. In order to create a persuasive viewpoint for each character / speaker you should aim to do the following: Use facts (and / or opinions) as well logical reasoning to strengthen a particular viewpoint to support and reinforce their argument Refute (argue against) opposing views on a topic to undermine other points of view and therefore strengthen their own Clarify relevant / important values connected to their proposal try to establish an ethical line of argument to persuade listeners prioritise and sequence the main points found within each character’s argument to build the argument one step at a time
- 6. It is also essential that you select a variety of persuasive language techniques for each of your characters as they deliver their views on the chosen topic. You might like to use some of the following: Emotive Language - words that make a direct appeal to the listeners’ emotions Questions that appeal to reader – Wouldn’t you agree? Repetition – to highlight or reinforce key ideas and phrases Exaggeration or hyperbole – to highlight the importance or impact something may have A call for action – to stress the importance / need for something in the listener… must / need to Conditional sentences – If something is not done about the problem …could / should / would Personal pronouns – “I”, “you”, “we”, “our” and “us” to personalise the message and connect with the listener Posing a problem and suggesting a solution – to show that you have thought about the topic / issue carefully Rhetorical Questions and statements