Identifying a writer's perspective

• English
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• GCSE

Identifying a writer's perspective

Lesson Objectives

• Define perspective
  
• Define emotive language and explain how it can be used to identify a writer’s perspective
  
• Identify the writers' perspective in two reviews of the film Shrek

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Which two adjectives would you use to describe the film Shrek to a friend?

How would you describe perspective?

Perspective

• An individual's feeling or opinion about something or someone.

• Synonyms: viewpoint, opinion.

Emotive Language

• Emotive language is the use of descriptive words, often adjectives, that can show the reader how the writer feels about something, evoke an emotional response from the reader, and persuade the reader of something. 
• You've seen it before as a technique in persuasive writing.

 Highlight/underline the emotive language you find in the source you've been given.

Now it's your turn!

Write a paragraph on the writer's perspective in Source A or Source B.

Marking criteria

• Identified the writer's perspective (4 points)
• Included a quote (2 points per quote)
• Used or commented on emotive language (2 points per instance)
• Extension: can you set a target for how to improve the answer?