Year 8 - English
Hillary Clinton's passionate speech about women's rights
Taking a stand
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn about the different ways that writers have expressed their points of view across history. They look at some key techniques that writers use, such as motif and triad, before reading a speech, article, poem and song. They finally write and deliver their own presentation.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to understand and explain how Hillary Clinton uses time and place in her speech, 'Women's Rights are Human Rights'.
Key Notes
- Hillary Clinton is an American politician and advocate for women's rights.
- The United Nations is an international organisation aimed at increasing cooperation and peace between nations.
- Hillary Clinton's speech is about the struggles facing women around the world.
- She uses time and place references to show the scale of the problem and to establish a sense of urgency.
Vocabulary To Learn
- persistently: continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
- inequality: difference in size, degree, circumstance
- deprivation: a damaging lack of the basic necessities of life
- apartheid: South Africa's former system of segregation on grounds of race
- undervalued: not appreciated for its actual worth
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- That you need to be personally affected by something to make a speech about it.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Hillary Clinton is an American politician and advocate for women's rights. The United Nations is an international organisation aimed at increasing cooperation and peace between nations.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'persistently'
continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: That you need to be personally affected by something to make a speech about it. Correction: Draw attention to Hillary Clinton as an advocate.
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- 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?': a song of conviction Study Guide
- Analysing an opinion article about protecting the greenbelt Study Guide
- Aristotle's triad Study Guide
- Creating content for a formal presentation Study Guide
- Delivering a formal presentation Study Guide
- Evaluating how two non-fiction writers express their opinions Study Guide
- Expressing convictions Study Guide
- Planning a fairy tale about a social issue Study Guide
- Planning content for a presentation Study Guide
- Preparing to deliver a presentation Study Guide
- The use of a motif in Hillary Clinton's speech Study Guide
- Using a motif in your writing Study Guide
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