This document provides a list of 14 extension activities related to persuasive language. The activities involve analyzing, annotating, and creating examples of persuasive techniques; watching debates and analyzing logical fallacies; finding examples of persuasive appeals in everyday life; analyzing persuasive elements in unconventional texts; studying court cases; attempting to write without opinion; teaching persuasive techniques; preparing statements for mock trials; creating commercials for taboo topics; analyzing political movements, famous persons' views, self-help gurus' techniques, comedians' presentations, and politicians' viewpoints; and analyzing and arguing against societal tenets.

1. Extension Menu – Persuasive Language
Analyse,annotate andcreate
your owntechniquesbingo
speech
Watch a debate,choose a
winneranddefendyourchoice
Researchandexplainalogical
fallacy
Findexamplesof Logos,Pathos
and Ethos in everydaylife
Analyse the persuasive qualityof
a textthat mostwouldnot
considerpersuasive
Studya court cast andlocate the
lawyersclosingstatementsfor
analysis
Attempttowrite a piece of
writingwithoutanyopinionor
argument
Create a unique waytoteach
persuasive techniquesto
anotherclass
Researcha court case and
prepare yourownstatementsto
a jury forboth sidesof the case
Create a commercial for
somethingtaboooruntenable in
our society
YOU CHOOSE Write a TV commercial tosell
somethingunsellable
Analyse apolitical movements
logic
Analyse afamouspersons views
on the world and how theytry
to convince youof it
Analyse aself-helpgurususe of
persuasive techniquestosell
theirmessage
Analyse acomedians
presentationof theirideas onan
issue
Compare the viewpointsof two
politiciansonone keyissue
Analyse acore and
unquestionedtenetof our
society,convince usotherwise