Year 7 · English
Develop awareness of literary and rhetorical devices in Year 7 English
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Focus on rhetorical devices and figurative language. Start with “Identify Emotive Language”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 7 learners practise rhetorical devices and figurative language.
The activities include Identify Emotive Language, Identify Fact and Opinion, Identify Figurative Language, and related practice. The checked support below includes teach, video, teaching, worksheet. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Identify Emotive Language
- Identify Fact and Opinion
- Identify Figurative Language
- Identify Similes and Metaphors
- Recognise Rhetorical Questions and Repetition
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Oak lesson video: Ragged Children
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Oak lesson video: Protecting The Greenbelt
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Recognising Similes and Metaphors
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Oak lesson video: The Power Of Rhetoric In Writing
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Oak lesson slides: Ragged Children
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Analysing Emotive Language Lesson Pack Bundle
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What are facts and opinions?
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Figurative language: hyperbole, similes and metaphors
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Oak lesson slides: The Power Of Rhetoric In Writing
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Political Speeches Lesson 2: Persuasive Devices
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Oak worksheet: Ragged Children
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Fact or Opinion Worksheets - KS2
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Figurative Language Reference Guides Pack
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Oak worksheet: The Power Of Rhetoric In Writing
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