Year 10 - English
Considering and emulating onomatopoeia and alliteration 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 alliteration and onomatopoeia in a speech to highlight and emphasise key ideas.
Key Notes
- Alliteration and onomatopoeia are both types of aural devices because they link to the sounds in a speech.
- Alliteration involves repeating the same consonant sounds in adjacent or connected words to emphasise key ideas.
- Onomatopoeia is using words that closely resemble the sounds they represent in order to grab the audience's attention.
- These devices are useful in speeches because they allow you to draw attention to key ideas/central messages.
Vocabulary To Learn
- onomatopoeia: the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with them, like 'buzz' or 'clang'
- alliteration: repetition of the same initial consonant sound in closely positioned words, e.g 'terribly tall trees'
- initial response: the first reaction or reply given to a statement or stimulus, often immediate and spontaneous
- emphasise: give special importance to something in order to highlight its significance or draw attention
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Alliteration and onomatopoeia are devices used only in fiction writing (e.g. stories).
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Alliteration and onomatopoeia are both types of aural devices because they link to the sounds in a speech. Alliteration involves repeating the same consonant sounds in adjacent or connected words to emphasise key ideas.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'onomatopoeia'
the use of words that imitate the sounds associated with them, like 'buzz' or 'clang'.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Alliteration and onomatopoeia are devices used only in fiction writing (e.g. stories). Correction: Alliteration and onomatopoeia are both types of aural device because they link to how writers use sounds. This means they are particularly useful for speeches because they are delivered aloud (as opposed to read).
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 the use of anaphora 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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