Two of a Kind!!

LI:  We are learning to analyse text to find examples of Ethos, Pathos and Logos.

Persuasive Reading Analysis:Two of a kind

Take another look at the persuasive piece of reading/ writing.

What strategies does the author use to try to persuade you?

Below are strategies writers often use for this form of writing.  Read through each

strategy and decide whether the author used that strategy by writing yes or no in the second column. If you write yes, then explain how the author used that strategy.

Persuasive strategy	Yes / No	How the author used it?
Claim – States the main   point or stance	Yes	The writer presents two different views that are about whether or not an ant should be squished.
Big Names –  Mentions experts and important people to support the argument	No
Logos – Uses logic, numbers, or   facts to support the argument	Yes	The ant gives a number of facts so it does not get squished.  The boy says that ants ruin picnics for people and that they should be squashed and he wants to squash the ant. His friends squash ants all the time. He thinks that they are worthless.   The ant tells him that she has a very important job in their colony - caring and feeding the young.  She is trying to persuade the boy not to squish her.
Pathos – Appeals to the audience’s emotions	Yes	When talking about her job, it makes you think that maybe it would be sad to have all the colony die due to one act of a boy.
Ethos – Tries to build trust and credibility	No	By giving us different views to think about.
Kairos – Builds a sense of urgency   for the cause	No	A decision needs to be made right now because the ants life is a stake.