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S2 Exercise 22: Persuasion (2)

 

 

PERSUASION TASK 2

Now look at some examples of persuasive writing.

 

Example 2. 1 – Mum can Ah get?

Read the text out loud.   Ask yourself how the girl persuades her mum to buy her the new shoes.   Find all of the ways the girl tries to persuade her mum.

Mum can Ah get?

Mum, can Ah get that?  Oh Mum, can Ah, please?  Ah promise Ah’ll be good.   Ah’ll no ask for anything again.   Oh please Mum, can Ah just have it?

It’s no fair.   Ah never get anything.  Dee-Anne gits whatever she wants.   Ah never got anything when she got her new shoes last week.   Ah want a new paira shoes.

Oh look, Mum, those shoes are dead nice, in’t they?  Oh so ur they wans oer there.   No they wans o’er there are nicer.   Can ah get them Mum?   They’d go nice wae ma wee black skirt.  Oh Mum, Ah’ve got tae have them.   Please.   Ah’ll be able tae wear them tae Nicole’s birthday party the morra.  Aw ma pals are getting somethin new tae wear.  Oh please mum can ah get them?

Ah can!  Oh great Mum! Ah’ll no ask for anything else.  Ah promise!  Ah’ll still need to find a top tae wear.  Ah’ll probably have tae wear that auld cream top Ah wish Ah had a new top tae wear.

 
 

 

a) Now look at what you have found. Make a list Try to give a name to each of the techniques used by the girl and write down your answers in your jotter.