Year 10 - English
Understanding and summarising perspectives
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 summarise a writer's viewpoint.
Key Notes
- Key information can be used to make predictions and draw conclusions before you read a text.
- Skimming and scanning can be a useful strategy for finding the key points, particularly when reading archaic texts.
- Understanding the gist of a text means being able to succinctly explain what it is about.
- inference is about looking at texts and coming up with interpretations using clues or evidence
Vocabulary To Learn
- fervent: a feeling or expression that is intensely passionate, enthusiastic, or earnest
- gist: is the main idea or essence of something, often brief and in a simplified form
- militant: to be forceful, determined and extreme, sometimes using aggressive methods
- tone: a writer's attitude or emotional stance; encompasses the mood, feeling and overall atmosphere
- archaic: something that is outdated, old-fashioned, or no longer in common use
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Sometimes students think that a focused summary requires analysis of language.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Key information can be used to make predictions and draw conclusions before you read a text. Skimming and scanning can be a useful strategy for finding the key points, particularly when reading archaic texts.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'fervent'
a feeling or expression that is intensely passionate, enthusiastic, or earnest.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Sometimes students think that a focused summary requires analysis of language. Correction: Analysis requires you to zoom in and comment in detail about language choices. Why might this not be useful for a summary, where the aim is to be succinct and give a brief overview of a text?
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
- Spoken language: choosing a topic and developing ideas for a speech 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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