Debate
Look at the topic you
have been given on your
card.
You have 5 mins to
debate this topic.
One of you must argue
FOR, one of you must
argue AGAINST
End
Language Devices
LO: To understand how writers use language
devices to present an argument.
By the end of the lesson you will have:
ALL will be able
to identify
language devices
in an article (L5)
MOST will be
able to quote
language devices
and explain what
they mean (L6)
SOME will be
able to explain
the effect of
language devices
in an article and
how they impact
on the reader
(L6+)
Read the article
Worry Word Wall
What words
are you
unsure of?
Identifying language devices
On your article highlight/underline
any language devices and label them
On your sheet start to
explain what the writer means
by using these devices
If you are stuck…look for these:
Paragraph 1 – Rhetorical
Question
Paragraph 2 – Statistic
Paragraph 3 – Sarcasm
Paragraph 4 – Hyperbole
WAGOLL – What a good one looks like
Give it a mark…
In the article, the writer uses statistics when she says
“5,000-or-so professional footballers”. By using numbers here,
the writer makes the article seem more reliable because she
backs up her argument with figures. Also, this is a very big
number which has been made into an approximate. This also
emphasises just how many footballers there are and how many
of them may not have “come out publically as gay”.
Level 5
 Quote copied correctly with
quote marks
 Identified the language device
 Written in full sentences
 Attempted to explain what the
writer means
Level 6/7
 Quote embedded in the
paragraph with quote marks
 Identified the language device
and explained the meaning
 Explained the effect on the
reader
Now write your own paragraphs…
In the article…
When the writer says…
This suggests/shows/implies…
This emphasises…
Also, this shows…
This makes the reader think…
Level 5
 Quote copied correctly with
quote marks
 Identified the language device
 Written in full sentences
 Attempted to explain what the
writer means
Justin Fashnu
sarcasm
rhetorical
question
statistic
hyperbole
exaggerate
Level 6/7
 Quote embedded in the
paragraph with quote marks
 Identified the language device
and explained the meaning
 Explained the effect on the
reader
Two stars and a wish
Level 5
 Quote copied correctly with
quote marks
 Identified the language device
 Written in full sentences
 Attempted to explain what the
writer means
Level 6/7
 Quote embedded in the
paragraph with quote marks
 Identified the language device
and explained the meaning
 Explained the effect on the
reader
QUIZ TIME!!!
Identify the language device
EXT: Try to explain the effect
It is ruthless, disheartening
and painful.
What makes them different?
Why treat them
differently?
He was a lone ranger; the only
one to speak up.