Year 5 - English
What makes a successful speech?
Successful speeches
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils analyse abridged, rewritten versions of famous speeches made by Greta Thunberg, Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai. They learn the techniques that the writer of each speech has used to ensure it meets its purpose.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand what makes a successful speech.
Key Notes
- A speech is written for a specific audience in order to achieve its purpose.
- Speeches can inform an audience about something they may not already know about.
- The purpose of a speech is always to impact the audience in some way.
- A speech will often try to persuade an audience to agree with its main themes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- speech: the communication of someone's thoughts, through words, to an audience
- persuade: to convince or to make someone agree with you
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may try to include every one of these features in their speech.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A speech is written for a specific audience in order to achieve its purpose. Speeches can inform an audience about something they may not already know about.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'speech'
the communication of someone's thoughts, through words, to an audience.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may try to include every one of these features in their speech. Correction: Teach pupils that a speech does not need to contain all of these features. Encourage pupils to choose three features to include.
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