Year 10 - English
Considering and emulating the use of anaphora in speech writing
Non-fiction: changing views
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills. They look at a range of nineteenth century and modern texts in tandem, and practise comparing viewpoints. They then practise emulating different techniques from the texts in order to develop their speech and opinion writing.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use anaphora and a refrain to write an engaging speech that reinforces a central message throughout.
Key Notes
- Anaphora is the repetition of words that come at the beginning of a sentence, designed to grab the listener's attention.
- A refrain is a repeated idea or phrase that occurs throughout a speech.
- Repetitious methods like anaphora and refrains help to engage the audience and reinforce central ideas.
- In both cases, the repeated ideas should be important words/phrases that are key to the main argument of your speech.
Vocabulary To Learn
- impactful: having a strong effect or influence
- rhetorical devices: techniques used in writing or speaking to persuade or enhance communication
- emphasise: to give special importance or prominence to something when speaking or writing
- anaphora: when a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of a number of sentences or clauses
- refrain: a word or phrase that is repeated several times in a piece of writing
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Anaphora and refrain are the same. They are both types of repetition.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Anaphora is the repetition of words that come at the beginning of a sentence, designed to grab the listener's attention. A refrain is a repeated idea or phrase that occurs throughout a speech.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'impactful'
having a strong effect or influence.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Anaphora and refrain are the same. They are both types of repetition. Correction: While both anaphora and a refrain are both types of repetition, they function differently. Anaphora occurs when the beginning of a sentence is repeated, whereas a refrain when a key idea is repeated throughout a text, like a chorus in a song.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing and comparing language techniques in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Considering and analysing attitude in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Considering and analysing the use of anecdotes in a non-fiction text Study Guide
- Considering and emulating onomatopoeia and alliteration in speech writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of direct address in the opening of a speech Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of extended analogies in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of hyperbole in opinion writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of rhetorical questions in opinion writing Study Guide
- Considering and emulating the use of similes in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Considering and understanding the attitude of a non-fiction text Study Guide
- Crafting an effective comparison of non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Developing reading skills and personal responses to non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Planning a speech and building your counter-argument Study Guide
- Using colons, dashes, and semicolons effectively in opinion writing Study Guide
- Using comparatives and superlatives to effectively compare non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Using inference and embedded quotations to craft effective summaries Study Guide
- Using rhetorical devices to write an effective speech Study Guide
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