Transcript Loaded Words

Loaded
Words
In persuasive writing
Do Now:
 In
your writing notes section copy and
answer the following question:
 What is the purpose of persuasive writing?
Purpose of Persuasive Writing
 to
convince a reader to see the subject
from the writer's point of view or to agree
with the writer’s opinion
Word Choice
 We
need to think about the words we use
and choose each word wisely
 certain words can help to make readers
feel positive or negative about an idea.
 We call these words loaded words
Loaded Words
 “Loaded
words” are loaded with the
potential to generate strong emotions or
feelings
 For example, using words like healthy or
safe cause a positive reaction from most
people.
Loaded Words
 Words
like germs or caution might cause
a negative reaction from most people.
Positive Loaded Word Bank
Negative Loaded Word Bank
Homework
 Option
1: Find a school appropriate
advertisement in a magazine or
newspaper with loaded words that
appeals to the viewer’s emotions or
senses.
Homework
 Option
2: Read or listen to famous
speeches on the website American
Rhetoric,
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top10
0speechesall.html such as Dr. Martin
Luther King's "I Have a Dream” speech,
and highlight the loaded words- positive
in yellow, negative in blue.