Year 10 - English
Spoken language: choosing a topic and developing ideas for a speech
Spoken language: the language of change
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Unit Summary
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.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to pick an appropriate speech topic and develop effective topic sentences.
Key Notes
- Speeches should be impressive, which means presenting complex ideas clearly and using sophisticated vocabulary.
- You need to consider the purpose, audience and form of your speech.
- Speech topics should be appropriate and enable you to present a speech with layers of complexity and interest.
- Topic sentences should include a range of sentence structures and rhetorical devices.
- It is useful to consider the order of your topic sentences to make sure they are impactful.
Vocabulary To Learn
- impressive: causing admiration or awe- it means something is really good and makes you go 'wow!'
- elaborate: to add more detail or information to something
- appropriate: suitable for a particular purpose or situation
- sophisticated: to be complex, advanced or refined
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Talking about why you like something is a good topic for a speech.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Speeches should be impressive, which means presenting complex ideas clearly and using sophisticated vocabulary. You need to consider the purpose, audience and form of your speech.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'impressive'
causing admiration or awe- it means something is really good and makes you go 'wow!'.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Talking about why you like something is a good topic for a speech. Correction: Although it is important to choose something that interests you, you need to ensure the topic that you choose will enable you to present some complex ideas and use sophisticated vocabulary.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing a persuasive speech Study Guide
- Comparing non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Comparing tone and methods in non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Engaging your audience: creating effective opening and closing paragraphs Study Guide
- Evaluating and improving model responses on non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Having productive discussions in response to a non-fiction text Study Guide
- Planning and writing a persuasive speech Study Guide
- Preparing to deliver a powerful speech Study Guide
- Proofreading and redrafting a speech Study Guide
- Understanding and summarising perspectives Study Guide
- Understanding what makes a powerful speech Study Guide
- Using non-verbal features to present a speech effectively Study Guide
- Using rhetorical devices effectively Study Guide
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