PERSUASIVE/OPINION WRITING: TECHNIQUES SCAVENGER HUNT

This pack is included in the Persuasive Writing Bundles:PERSUASIVE WRITING BUNDLE: MENTOR TEXTS
OPINION WRITING/PERSUASIVE WRITING BUNDLE(Interactive notebook, Power Points,
Hunts, Editable Flipbook)

AND THE MEGA WRITING (GROWING) BUNDLE
OPINION/NARRATIVE/BIOGRAPHY/INFORMATIVE COMMON CORE WRITING BUNDLE

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Teach students 20 persuasive techniques of the persuasive writing genre with this interactive fun resource. This pack includes 20 Scavenger Hunt cards, 1 Recording Sheet, and an Answer Key to equip students with necessary content information on persuasive writing techniques that they can apply to their own persuasive essays.The persuasive techniques featured in the 20 hunt cards are:
✓ adjectives
✓ adverbs
✓ alliteration
✓ anecdote
✓ sarcasm
✓ connotations
✓ metaphor
✓ exaggeration
✓ evidence
✓ expert opinion
✓ inclusive language
✓ rhetorical question
✓ simile
✓ emotive words
✓ tone
✓ repetition
✓ imagery
✓ cliché
✓ logic
✓ pun

ACTIVITY 
Place the 20 information cards on Persuasive Writing Techniques around the classroom. Students can work individually, in pairs, or in small groups to find the answers to all 20 questions on their recording sheets. They must read the information on each card to find the answer for each corresponding question on their recording sheets.

EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
♦ After the hunt,  discuss the answers as a class. I have the pdf version of the hunt open on the interactive whiteboard, so students refer to the information card for each question on their recording sheets.

♦ The interactive nature of the hunt makes it fun for students to learn the persuasive techniques characteristic of a persuasive essay. Students will be more confident to use these techniques when writing.

Please note that the 20 Hunt cards feature just a definition of each technique type. Students need to read the definition and identify the persuasive technique. This will enable you to assess prior knowledge and also enable students to consciously think of the answer prior to responding or to make an educated guess.

Wish you and your students a successful year!

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Find other writing resources here:PERSUASIVE WRITING: STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS SCAVENGER HUNT
NARRATIVE WRITING INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
OPINION WRITING INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK
OPINION/NARRATIVE/BIOGRAPHY COMMON CORE WRITING BUNDLE