In the cartoon, Gonski is portrayed as some sort of captain of a ship with a chest full of treasure. He is also riding a unicorn and they are seen as mythical creatures. The portrayal of Gonski indicates that he is doing a good thing by being a "hero" and trying to assist the children with his gold. He is also wielding a sword, something that is also "hero-like". Around Gonski is a bright aura and sparkly dust. This further supports the idea that Gonski is trying to help as bright colours are usually associated with the good.
The students in this cartoon seem to look up to Gonski. They are standing on tables which could be seen as a sign of respect and admiration. The cartoon is also titled "Oh Captain! My Captain." This is commonly used only when addressing a captain, so this could suggest that the children see Gonski as a leader and as someone who could help them.
The Cartoon overall is trying to say that David Gonski's actions are good and could aid the students. However, Julia Gillard sees it as a temporary solution with the comparison of David Gonski and a "relief teacher".
The second persuasive text is an opinion article titled "Reversing educational decline." The article talks about how over the pass years Australia's education have been on a decline, and that hopefully the Gonski review will solve this issue.
In this article there were lots of Attacks and Negative Connotative words. The author says that what they're doing with the money is a complete waste and that their actions is "unconscionable". Through the use of attacks and negative connotative words, the author makes an obvious implication that the government's decision of what to spend the money on, is not a very clever one.
The author of this article decided to only use one appeal, and that is the appeal to simplicity. By stating that the "funding model will be more straightforward and transparent than the current complex formula", the author is able to manipulate the reader into thinking that the funding model is easier to understand and is therefore the right choice. It triggers an emotional response of relief and happiness as the reader might not of known how complex the funding model was, and now that they know the model will be more straightforward, they will be able to understand what is going on and will be more comfortable with the school's funding.
The final persuasive device that will be discussed is using emotive language. The author used the word disturbing and helps establish that the findings of the report is very negative and dreadful.
The third piece of persuasive writing is another political cartoon. In this cartoon Julia Gillard is seem to be leading a "education revolution". She is in the middle of the picture, which suggests that she is the main focus of the cartoon. Around her is what looks to be civilians, all listening to her speech.
An important thing to note is that Julia Gillard is holding a firearm. However the firearm has a flower in it, and this is symbolises peace. The fact that Gillard is holding a rifle with a flower in it suggests that she wants this revolution to be civilised and humane with no violence involved.
Around Gillard are the civilians. They all seem to be listening to her give her speech, although they have speech bubbles around them with a question mark. This could indicate that they don't really know what is going on and are confused. This could also be the reason why Julia Gillard is giving her speech in the first place.
Next to Julia Gillard is the minister for school education, Peter Garrett. Garrett is seen to be wearing nice clothes and he is selling whiteboard markers. This hints to us that he doesn't really play a major role in this revolution and that Gillard is doing most of the work. Evident in Gillard's ripped clothing.
The cartoon taken as a whole, is trying to say that Julia Gillard is the leading force behind this "education revolution" and she is doing most of the work. While other politicians such as Peter Garrett aren't contributing as much. Also that she wishes to achieve her goals through a means of peace.
Our fourth piece and second article is titled "Education success is about more than money". The article talks about how there are other ways we could improve our education with little costs. In the article, we can see an appeal being used, and that is the appeal to profit. The author states that by improving our teaching, we could get "big gains for a small cost". That phrase evokes an emotional feeling of satisfaction as the reader feels like they are getting a big profit and are on the winning side. Thus leaving the reader more likely to agree with the authors other arguments.
In this article we can also see expert opinion and evidence being employed. By incorporating some evidence from an actual doctor (in this case, Dr Ben Jensen) adds a lot of credibility to the author's arguments, and will tell the reader that the author knows what he's talking about. Through the addition of expert opinion, the reader will be more likely to agree with the author as they will see the information coming from an expert and not just a journalist.
The final persuasive device that will be examined is a metaphor. In this example, the author says that the premiers want to push for a bigger slice, comparing the funds to a slice of cake. Through the use of this metaphor, the author paints a picture in the readers mind, like someone is being greedy and reaching out for a bigger slice of cake.
Our final persuasive text is an article titled "The science of education". This article talks about the decline of the Australian education and how we can improve it. In this article there are a variety of persuasive devices being used with the first one being logic. Through the application of logic, the author is also using an appeal to reason and will thus lend some credibility to the author's argument.
In this article the author also uses a hyperbole. Through the use of this hyperbole, the author creates a dramatic effect and will also cause the reader to imagine the hyperbole. The hyperbole can create shock, making the audience think "Wow a million people!" so it can trigger a emotional response of disbelief.
The final device is once again, an appeal, with this time being an appeal to a sense of need for improvement. The author also incorporates some statistical evidence and says that the Australia schools are declining from 90 per cent to 50 per cent. This evokes a feeling of shame and will cause the reader to want to improve.
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