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Haslingden High School
English Faculty
HOMEWORK BOOKLET
Year 7 Block C: Persuasion
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Parent / Guardian Comment:Literacy Task A (1 hour) All student’s complete questions 1-6 Higher Level students also complete question 7 The following text is from the website visitblackpool.com 1. Blackpool - Britain’s most popular holiday destination - is crammed with thrills and excitement, making every visit a fun-filled adventure. White-knuckle-seekers can experience the adrenalin of the Pepsi Max Big One, Infusion and other thrilling rides to set the pulse racing at the world-famous Pleasure Beach Resort, or slide the world’s longest indoor rollercoaster waterslide at Sandcastle Waterpark. 2. Combine fun and wild animals in a fabulous family day out at Blackpool Zoo, home to 1,500 animals, birds and insects from all over the world. Blackpool Zoo is a “must visit” destination in this popular resort. Mature parkland, lakes and superb enclosures provide homes to many exotic and endangered species from around the world. Lions, tigers, elephants, giraffes, apes, penguins and many more family favourites can be found here all year round. 3. Fish and flippers combine in the new “Active Oceans” arena which unites the fun and frolics of the sea lions with the streamlined swimming of the penguins next door. Already boasting the largest sea lion pool in the UK, the zoo has extended and refurbished the surround to allow visitors much closer access to these amazing animals and birds. Also new for 2010 at Blackpool Zoo is a walkthrough wallaby enclosure which, like the very popular “Lemur Wood” will allow the animals to get as close as they want to the visitors. 4. Visit the iconic Blackpool Tower and experience the spectacular family circus, take a waltz around the magnificent ballroom, swing
around the amazing Jungle Jim’s Towering Adventureland or travel to the top! 5. Choose your personal favourite on Blackpool’s famous promenade: whether it’s an encounter with weird and wonderful creatures from the deep at the SEA LIFE Centre; meeting your favourite celebrities at Madame Tussauds Blackpool; a spot of crazy golf at the Golden Isle or Pleasure Beach Resort ; a visit to a pier or checking out the cornucopia of crazy objects in Ripley’s Believe It or Not! And of course, there are miles of golden sand to enjoy at your leisure – it’s not called the Golden Mile for nothing! 6. There’s plenty of fun for all in Blackpool, whatever your age! Want to keep all the family entertained and amused while you’re on holiday? Looking for family activities? Then Blackpool is the only place for you and your family, the great range of family attractions and activities will keep you entertained and wanting to come back for more. 1. In section 1, Blackpool is described as ‘Britain’s most popular holiday destination’. How does this persuade a reader to visit Blackpool? (1 mark) The reader feels............................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................... 2. In paragraph 1, which two rides in the Pleasure Beach are named? .............................................................................................................. (2 marks) 3. Adjectives are often used in persuasive texts. Find 3 adjectives in paragraph 2. (3 marks) ................................................................................................................................. 4. In section 3, an example of alliteration is ‘fish and flippers’. This makes the text sound snappy and memorable. Find another example of alliteration in section 3. (1 mark)
................................................................................................................................. 5. What is the Golden Mile described in paragraph 5? (1 mark) ............................................................................................................................... How does the description make it sound appealing? (1 mark) ............................................................................................................................ 6. Persuasive texts often directly address the reader using ‘you’ or ‘your’. Find an example of this in paragraph 6. (1 mark) ............................................................................................................................... How does this technique persuade a reader? (1 mark) ................................................................................................................................. 7. Extension Task Levels 5 and above The family is clearly a target audience for this text. How does the text persuade families to visit Blackpool? (4 marks) Evidence................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................. Explanation........................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................. Evidence................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................................. Explanation........................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................
(45 minutes)
Task B: Literacy Task
All students complete task 1
Task 1
Match the slogans for the well-known products to the advertising
techniques listed below. (All students)
Persuasive Technique Example Slogan from the list
1. Rhymes - words that The appliance of science
sound similar Zanussi
2. Alliteration – Don’t live a little, live a
repetition of the same lotto
letter Lotto
3. Directly addressing Melts in your mouth, not
the audience with in your hands
you/we/us M&Ms
4. Imperatives- using the Don’t leave home
command form of the without it
verb American Express
5. Superlatives- stating Probably the best lager
something is the best or in the world
worst Carlsberg
6. Repetition-of words The future’s bright, the
for effect future’s orange.
OrangeAdvertising Slogans Beanz Meanz Heinz Britain’s best business bank Have a break. Have a kit-kat. You can’t get better than a Kwik Fit fitter. Just do it. Really rich coffee Task 2 Extension Task Higher Tier (levels 5-7): Find more slogans for products from either TV, magazine, newspaper or radio advertising that use any of the persuasive techniques listed above 1............................................................................................................. 2............................................................................................................. 3...............................................................................................................
(one hour) Task C Research Task All student’s complete questions 1 to 5. Higher Level Students working at Level 5 or above also complete question 6. Choose a seaside resort, theme park, zoo, town or other attraction that you have visited, or would like to visit, in the UK. For example: Chester Zoo, Llandudno, Alton Towers, The Lowry or Skipton. Using a tourist information website of your choice, research the answers to the following questions. My website address is ................................................................................... 1. Where is the attraction? How can a visitor travel to the location? 2. What are the main attractions there? 3. What does this place offer to the following different types of visitor? • Families with young children • Families with teenagers • People aged 65 and over • Disabled visitors
4. What can visitors eat and drink at the attraction?
5. Look at some of the pictures on the website. How do these pictures persuade
a visitor to want to visit the attraction?
My website contained a picture of...................................................................................
There are other pictures of...............................................................................................
The pictures persuade a visitor to go there because........................................................
..........................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................
Another reason is................................................ .......................................................................
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.................................................................................................................................................................6. Extension Task: Level 5 and above. What persuasive techniques does the website use? For each of the techniques listed in the Literacy Task B, can you find an example from the text on your website? Persuasive Technique Example from your website 1. Rhymes- words that sound similar 2. Alliteration – repetition of the same letter 3. Directly addressing the audience with you/we/us 4. Imperatives- using the command form of the verb 5. Superlatives- stating something is the best or worst 6. Repetition-of words for effect
Self-Assessment Spend some time thinking about the tasks you have completed reflecting on your strengths and weaknesses. Tick the box that most applies to you and total up your score. 1 = Much more improvement needed 5 = Excellent I spent appropriate time on the work I have attempted all the tasks to the best of my ability I planned my work carefully and spread the tasks out over the week I asked for help I checked my work carefully before handing it in What part did you ENJOY completing the most and why? _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Describe ONE thing you could do in future that would improve the quality of your work _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Describe ONE thing that you have done that you are pleased with in this booklet. _________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________
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