Spoken language: the language of change
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils look at powerful speeches and emulate them by writing their own speeches. They first read, analyse and compare powerful speeches. They then hone their craft by understanding the features that contribute towards creating a powerful speech. They finally plan and write a speech.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Spoken language: the language of change
In this unit, pupils look at powerful speeches and emulate them by writing their own speeches. They first read, analyse and compare powerful speeches. They then hone their craft by understanding the features that contribute towards creating a powerful speech. They finally plan and write a speech.
14 lessons- Planning and writing a persuasive speech
- Understanding and summarising perspectives
- Preparing to deliver a powerful speech
- Understanding what makes a powerful speech
- Engaging your audience: creating effective opening and closing paragraphs
- Comparing tone and methods in non-fiction texts
- Using rhetorical devices effectively
- Proofreading and redrafting a speech
- Comparing non-fiction texts
- Analysing a persuasive speech
- Having productive discussions in response to a non-fiction text
- Evaluating and improving model responses on non-fiction texts
- Using non-verbal features to present a speech effectively
- Spoken language: choosing a topic and developing ideas for a speech