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impersonal

forcefulor

emotive

personal

weak neutral

Other ways to populate the word analysis quadrant (when focusing on persuasive writing):

wordy / concise shocking / amusing forceful / weak

memorable / unmemorable friendly / unfriendly simple / complex

personal / impersonal informal / formal positive / negative

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Background information –

England riots, 2011

Between 6 th and 10 th August 2011,thousands of people rioted inLondon boroughs and towns acrossEngland. The resulting chaosgenerated looting, arson and mass

deployment of police.

Disturbances began on 6 th August after a protest in Tottenhamfollowing the death of Mark Duggan, a local who was shot dead bypolice. Protesters became angry after police turned on a sixteen yearold girl who was alleged to have provoked them. Violent clashes withpolice, along with the destruction of police vehicles, a magistrates’

court, a double-decker bus, civilian homes and businesses broughtnational media attention. Rioting then began to occur in other parts ofLondon and spread to other cities such as Birmingham, Bristol andManchester.

On 10 th August in Birmingham, three men – Haroon Jahan 21, andbrothers Shahzad Ali and Abdul Musavir were killed in a hit and runaccident while trying to protect their neighbourhood from looters andrioters. The ensuing appeal for peace (made by Haroon Jahan’s father,Tariq Jahan), was credited with helping to ease tensions in Birminghamand he was acknowledged by politicians and the national press.

In total, there were five fatalities and 16 injuries as a result of violentacts related to the riots. An estimated £200 million worth of propertydamage was incurred and local economies were compromised.

(Taken from Wikipedia entry: 2011 England riots.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_England_riots )

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Father’s plea for restraint (an excerpt) - Tariq Jahan

I don’t blame the Government, I don’t blame the police, Idon’t blame anybody. I’m a religious man. I believe indivine fate and destiny, and it was his destiny and his

fate, and now he’s gone. And may God forgive him and

bless him.

Tensions are already high in the area. It’s already badenough what we are seeing on the streets without other

people taking the law into their own hands. My familywants time to grieve for my son. People should let thelaw deal with this.

Today we stand here to plead with all the youth toremain calm, for our communities to stand united. This isnot a race issue. The family has received messages ofsympathy and support from all parts of society.

I lost my son. Blacks, Asians, Whites – we all live in thesame community. Why do we have to kill one another?Why are we doing this? Step forward if you want to loseyour sons. Otherwise, calm down and go home – please.

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