New
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Year 11
Eduqas

Using language and tone to present opinions with flair

I can understand how to write with flair and apply a success criteria to a model answer.

New
New
Year 11
Eduqas

Using language and tone to present opinions with flair

I can understand how to write with flair and apply a success criteria to a model answer.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Excellent writing will have a consistent tone of voice.
  2. Excellent functional writing will include figurative language and extend imagery throughout.
  3. Excellent writing will make use of structural devices for effect.
  4. Excellent writing will have a focused viewpoint throughout.
  5. Excellent writing will contain high-level spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Common misconception

Pupils often think that they should present a balanced view in opinion-based writing.

It is much more convincing and persuasive to only present one side of the argument.

Keywords

  • Defy - If you defy someone, you disobey them.

  • Jockeying - Jockeying means competing for power.

  • Meagre - If you have meagre amounts of something, you don’t have very much of it.

  • Loathsome - Someone loathsome would cause you great disgust or hatred.

  • Implore - To implore someone means persuading them to do something in a very determined and emotional way.

Take the time to model the full reading of the exemplar response, ideally also modelling the delivery of a speech (body language, voice projection etc).
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to a copy of a model answer for this lesson which can be found in the additional materials.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
  • Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following is an example of opinion-based writing?
writing a poem
writing a description
Correct answer: writing an article
writing a narrative
Q2.
Match the terminology to the correct definition.
Correct Answer:topic,the concept or idea that you are writing about

the concept or idea that you are writing about

Correct Answer:form,the kind or style of writing you are undertaking

the kind or style of writing you are undertaking

Correct Answer:audience,the person/people who will be reading your writing

the person/people who will be reading your writing

Correct Answer:purpose,the reason why you are writing

the reason why you are writing

Q3.
Which of the following can also be used to describe someone's 'perspective'?
Correct answer: their opinion
their character
Correct answer: their viewpoint
their memories
Q4.
What is an extended metaphor?
A comparison using like or as that is repeated throughout a text.
A comparison of two different things.
A comparison that takes up a whole paragraph in a piece of work.
Correct answer: A comparison of two things that goes across multiple lines or paragraphs.
Q5.
Which of the following types of writing require you to use subheadings?
letter
Correct answer: report
speech
Correct answer: article
Correct answer: review
Q6.
Match the rhetorical devices to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:rhetorical question,a question asked to make a point, rather than get an answer

a question asked to make a point, rather than get an answer

Correct Answer:repetition,repeating words or phrases for effect

repeating words or phrases for effect

Correct Answer:anecdote,telling a personal story to illustrate an idea or argument

telling a personal story to illustrate an idea or argument

Correct Answer:direct address,where the writer speaks directly to their reader/audience

where the writer speaks directly to their reader/audience

Correct Answer:emotive language,language which elicits an emotional response from the reader

language which elicits an emotional response from the reader

Correct Answer:alliteration,repetition of the same consonant at the beginning of words

repetition of the same consonant at the beginning of words

6 Questions

Q1.
How many perspectives should you present in your writing?
Correct Answer: One, 1
Q2.
Why is it important to use provocative language in your writing?
to make your reader think you are intelligent
to make your writing more interesting
Correct answer: to make your reader react in the way you want
to make your reader feel annoyed about the issue you are discussing
Q3.
Your tone in opinion writing should always be...
consistent with a clear sense of your own voice
inconsistent with no sense of character
inconsistent with a clear sense of character
Correct answer: consistent with a clear sense of character
Q4.
Which structural technique involves reflecting ideas from the beginning of your work at the end?
Correct Answer: mirroring
Q5.
Which of the following might you use to elicit a positive reaction from your reader?
Correct answer: flattery
Correct answer: humour
repetition
statistics
onomatopoeia
Q6.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'envisage' correctly?
The experience was one of envisage and delight!
Correct answer: I'd like to invite you to envisage a greener future.
Correct answer: I could certainly envisage living here.
A brief feeling of envisage rose in his throat.

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