Engaging your audience: creating effective opening and closing paragraphs

English

In 'Women's rights',  students practise voicing a strong personal viewpoint through a persuasive speech. In ‘The language of Change’ pupils develop an understanding of how to generate interesting content, including the use of rhetorical devices and structure to organise and present their ideas. 

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.

Spoken language: the language of change

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

to establish the speaker's viewpoint and engage the audience

What is the purpose of an opening in persuasive speech?

to reinforce the speaker's viewpoint and leave a lasting impression

What is the purpose of the closing in a persuasive speech?

What word beginning with 'C' means "convincing and attention grabbing"?

Which of these is an example of a declarative sentence?

Malala uses the phrase: “[l]et’s begin this ending now” in her 'Nobel Speech'. This is an example of what type of sentence?

Are you ready for peace to be our gift to the world?

Let peace be our legacy, our gift to the world, and our enduring triumph.

You must change the legacy you are about to leave for the sake of a future.

Which of these is an example of a rule of three?

the writer’s attitude or emotional stance

When considering non-fiction texts, what is tone?

What is being described here: 'a group of words with a similar meaning, or that can be grouped by a subject'? 

it summarises the main points of the content

it provides background information on the topic

it urges the audience to take a specific action

In her 'Nobel Speech', Malala uses a call to action stating: "[l]et’s begin this ending together...today...right here, right now." What is the purpose of this?

"Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard?" 

"Dear sisters and brothers, dear fellow children, we must work . . . not wait."

"Let this be the last time that a child loses life in war".

"I tell my story, not because it is unique, but because it is not."

In her 'Nobel Speech', Malala uses a first person perspective. Which quote is an example of this? 

to create a rapport and engage with the audience

Malala uses humorous anecdotes in her 'Nobel speech', why does she do this? 

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Content guidance

Supervision

Worksheet