Year 8 - English
Writing a persuasive speech about supporting Victorian 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 identify how language and structural devices have been used to make a speech powerful.
Key Notes
- Emotive language requires you to select the sensitivity of your words to elicit specific emotions from the audience.
- Excellent rhetorical questions use emotive language to enhance the complexity of the question.
- Great rhetorical questions should use direct address subtly, avoiding overuse of 'you'.
- Anaphora is a useful tool is structuring persuasive writing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Corrupt: one meaning of corrupt is to make changes or alterations to something.
- Drudgery: drudgery means boring, menial work.
- Guileless: if you are an innocent person, you can be described as being guileless.
- Unscrupulous: an unscrupulous person has no morals or principles.
- Humanity: to act with humanity means to be humane and kind.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- "You" is the only form of direct address when addressing a reader/audience.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Emotive language requires you to select the sensitivity of your words to elicit specific emotions from the audience. Excellent rhetorical questions use emotive language to enhance the complexity of the question.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Corrupt'
one meaning of corrupt is to make changes or alterations to something.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: "You" is the only form of direct address when addressing a reader/audience. Correction: When teaching the over reliance on direct address, rapidly fire questions to one pupil, addressing them as 'you'. Ask them how this feels.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Delivering speeches about supporting Victorian working class children Study Guide
- 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 speeches about supporting Victorian working class children Study Guide
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