Year 10 - English
Proofreading and redrafting 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 edit and revise the content of a persuasive speech to improve it.
Key Notes
- Proof-reading is an active process, that enables us to spot and correct errors in written work.
- Reading your work aloud can help you spot errors and ensure your writing is correctly punctuated.
- You should spell check any homophones and words you are unsure of.
- Find opportunities to expand your ideas and sentences by using opinion conjunctions and phrases like 'more precisely'.
- The overall structure of a speech should be varied and engaging.
Vocabulary To Learn
- elevate: in writing, this means to make something even better.
- strive: to make great effort or work hard at something.
- homophone: a word that sounds the same, but has a different spelling and meaning.
- evoke: to bring out or summon a particular, feeling, emotion or response.
- erratic: where something is unpredictable or inconsistent.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Rewriting and improving responses is a waste of time.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Proof-reading is an active process, that enables us to spot and correct errors in written work. Reading your work aloud can help you spot errors and ensure your writing is correctly punctuated.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'elevate'
in writing, this means to make something even better.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Rewriting and improving responses is a waste of time. Correction: How does the process of revising and rewriting develop vocabulary use? How does rewriting support the writing of future responses?
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
- Spoken language: choosing a topic and developing ideas for 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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