Modality
Learning Intention - To develop an understanding how modality is used to persuade
Success Criteria: I will be successful if I can:
1. Identify where modality has been used in a persuasive piece of writing.
2. Use modality when writing persuasive text
3. Change text between high and low modality
Persuasive texts use modality. We use modality all the time, especially in everyday speech. Modality helps the speaker or writer take a position of high, medium or low, in relation to the topic.
might / could may should / must
low medium high
As you can see, high modality gives a feeling of the person being certain about what they are saying, while low modality shows they are uncertain. In a persuasive text, high modality is the best to use to show we are confident in what we are talking about and believe in it.
Modality can be found in:
verbs e.g.
must, shall, has to, will, should, ought to
adjectives e.g.
obvious, definite, sure, required, necessary,
probable
adverbs e.g.
completely, entirely, rarely, always, extremely, total,
probably
nouns e.g.
probability, possibility, certainty, requirement
For example:
Reading books might be better than TV. (verb)
Reading books must be better than TV. (verb)
It is obvious that reading books is better than TV. (adjective)
Reading books is always better than TV.
(adverb)
Reading books is slightly better than TV. (adverb)
It is a certainty that reading books is better than TV. (noun)
Success Criteria: I will be successful if I can:
1. Identify where modality has been used in a persuasive piece of writing.
2. Use modality when writing persuasive text
3. Change text between high and low modality
Persuasive texts use modality. We use modality all the time, especially in everyday speech. Modality helps the speaker or writer take a position of high, medium or low, in relation to the topic.
might / could may should / must
low medium high
As you can see, high modality gives a feeling of the person being certain about what they are saying, while low modality shows they are uncertain. In a persuasive text, high modality is the best to use to show we are confident in what we are talking about and believe in it.
Modality can be found in:
verbs e.g.
must, shall, has to, will, should, ought to
adjectives e.g.
obvious, definite, sure, required, necessary,
probable
adverbs e.g.
completely, entirely, rarely, always, extremely, total,
probably
nouns e.g.
probability, possibility, certainty, requirement
For example:
Reading books might be better than TV. (verb)
Reading books must be better than TV. (verb)
It is obvious that reading books is better than TV. (adjective)
Reading books is always better than TV.
(adverb)
Reading books is slightly better than TV. (adverb)
It is a certainty that reading books is better than TV. (noun)
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