Understanding what speeches are and why they are important
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain what speeches are and why they are important.
Key learning points
- A speech is the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience.
- Lots of different jobs require people to make speeches.
- The purpose of making a speech is to have an impact on your audience.
- A successful speech will persuade an audience to agree with the main themes of the speech.
Keywords
Speech - A speech is the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience.
Opinion - An opinion is a view or belief that a person has.
Justify - To justify an opinion means giving clear reasoning.
Reasoning - Reasoning is explaining why a person has a certain opinion.
Persuade - Persuade means to convince or to make someone agree with you.
Common misconception
Children may think that only adults make speeches.
It is very important for children to know how to share their opinions and feelings and making a speech is a good way to do this.
Teacher tip
It would be good to play lots of speaking and listening games throughout this lesson to get the pupils comfortable speaking in front of their peers.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the name for a group of people who watch a speech or performance?
Q2.When making a speech, a speaker will usually do what?
Q3.Why is it important to speak loudly when making a speech in front of an audience?
Q4.Who can make a speech?
Q5.What is an opinion?
Q6.After a speaker has made their speech, the audience will traditionally do what?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience?
Q2.In which of these jobs might a person commonly be required to make a speech?
Q3.Which of these events might commonly involve someone making a speech?
Q4.What might a person share when making a speech?
Q5.What is the purpose of making a speech?
Q6.What theme do many famous speeches share?
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