one meaning of corrupt is to make changes or alterations to something.

if you are an innocent person, you can be described as being guileless.

an unscrupulous person has no morals or principles.

to act with humanity means to be humane and kind.

Writing a persuasive speech about supporting Victorian children

English

In 'Victorian childhood', pupils develop their spoken language skills through delivering a speech. In 'Perspectives on Gender', pupils build on these skills by writing persuasive speeches and taking part in debates.

In 'Sherlock Holmes', pupils were introduced to the Victorian context. In 'Victorian Childhood', pupils use non-fiction texts to develop their understanding of the era in more detail.

Victorian childhood: non-fiction reading and writing

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Which answer can be selected to replace the word in bold,  to create the greatest sense of urgency: Oskar **ran** home as fast as he could.

Which word is the most emotive replacement for the word in bold: Samia **smiled** at the news. 

Which word describes a person with no morals or principles?

The structural device which refers to the repetition of the same word or phrase at the start of a number of clauses is called {{ }}?

Would you let this to happen to your child?

Should we let this happen to our children?

As leaders of this great nation, should we let this happen to our children?

Which of the following rhetorical questions uses direct address in the least subtle way?

Should our great nation find this acceptable?

Which of the following avoids using pronouns when using direct address, to create a **subtle** rhetorical question?

Which of the following is a synonym for happy?

Which of the following is a synonym for angry?

Which of the following is a synonym for nervous?

How many students are there in the class?

Do you really think that this behaviour is appropriate?

Which of the following is a rhetorical question?

{{ }} language is a rhetorical device which means selecting stronger language choices to gain a specific emotional response from an audience.

It is a noun that collectively describes the human race.

It is an adjective that means to behave nicely towards each other.

It is a noun that describes the qualities that make us human, like compassion.

Which are the **two** correct definitions of humanity?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Writing a persuasive speech about supporting Victorian children

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.