Year 8 - English
Delivering speeches about supporting Victorian working class children
Victorian childhood: non-fiction reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read a mixture of contemporary and nineteenth-century non-fiction texts that explore a common theme of childhood. They first read and compare the texts, before then writing and delivering a speech as part of a debate on Victorian working class children.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to deliver your speech confidently and clearly.
Key Notes
- Varying pace and rhythm can help support with presenting the meaning of a text.
- Pauses can help vary pace and rhythm.
- Facial expressions can help support with expressing mood or attitude.
- Eye contact and hand gestures are useful for holding an audience's attention.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Pace: pace describes the speed in which you move or talk.
- Rhythm: rhythm describes the pattern or flow of words, phrases and sounds.
- Pause: a temporary stop in action or speech is called a pause.
- Vary: to vary means to differ from something else.
- Expression: an expression is a look on someone's face that conveys a particular emotion.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Clear and confident delivery of speeches requires a consistent pace of delivery throughout.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Varying pace and rhythm can help support with presenting the meaning of a text. Pauses can help vary pace and rhythm.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Pace'
pace describes the speed in which you move or talk.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Clear and confident delivery of speeches requires a consistent pace of delivery throughout. Correction: Model the delivery of a sentence which starts at pace, but slows down to draw attention to particular vocabulary choices.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Developing active listening skills Study Guide
- Education for poor Victorian children Study Guide
- Exploring the experience of child workers in the Victorian era Study Guide
- Exploring youth justice in the Victorian era Study Guide
- Preparing a speech about supporting Victorian working class children Study Guide
- Writing a persuasive speech about supporting Victorian children Study Guide
- Writing speeches about supporting Victorian working class children Study Guide
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