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Blue - Powerful Persuasion on the Plastic Problem
Lesson3 of 8 in this unit
SecondaryYear 9 - 10EnglishLearning through filmEnvironmentalBiodiversityConservationOceansWater
Lesson Summary
This lesson incorporates clips from Blue The Film as learning inspiration. In this lesson, students will explore rhetorical devices and their influence over audiences. They will consider ways individuals use language to communicate thoughts and opinions, by watching a short clip featuring perspectives about the impact of plastic. They will further develop their understanding of persuasion by studying the rhetorical devices and how they can be used to engage and persuade audiences. Students apply this knowledge to compare the use of rhetoric in two clip clips about plastic and its impact on the environment and ecosystems.
Learning intentions
Students will:
- understand rhetorical devices and how they are used in media to persuade audiences about issues
- understand that choices made in constructing persuasive texts are influenced by purpose and context
- understand approaches to expressing ideas, values and attitudes about issues and the impact of these approaches on audiences.
Success criteria
Students can:
- explain rhetorical devices and how they are used to persuade
- identify and explain the effects of specific rhetorical choices on audiences
- describe the way that attitudes can be expressed in different ways to engage audiences.
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