Name: Haniel Angwi Ano
IGCSE English Language B, June 2019: Question 6
Explain how the writer persuades the reader to consider trying after-study activities.
You should support your answer with close reference to the passage, including brief quotations.
RESPONSE:
To persuade and convince the readers, the writer used a type of writing structure
which is the question and answer structure. Using a question and answer structure the readers can
easily get involved with text and it also stimulates a form of discussion. This helps the readers to easily
be convinced.
The writer uses structural features to persuade the readers. The writer used
rhetorical questions. An example is “Bored? Looking for a new challenge?” This is a rhetorical question
because it does not require a question and it speaks directly to the reader. This is persuasive because it
allow the reader a moment to pause and think about the question.
The use inclusive language. Throughout the text, the writer uses inclusive language
and the pronoun “you” and “your” in order to get the reader involved. A reference from the text is from
line 16: “Participating in after-study activities helps you in other ways too. It looks good on college jobs
and applications”. Since the writer uses inclusive language, it pulls the writer into the information and
makes it relevant to them.
The writer uses compelling speech to gain the readers’ attention in order to
persuade them. The writer repeated key words and points such as: After-study activities. Repeating this
often, pulls the readers attention to the purpose of the text. The writer asks rhetorical questions in a
way that attracts the readers’ attention and also persuades them.