Writing a persuasive speech about supporting Victorian children
I can identify how language and structural devices have been used to make a speech powerful.
Writing a persuasive speech about supporting Victorian children
I can identify how language and structural devices have been used to make a speech powerful.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Emotive language requires you to select the sensitivity of your vocabulary 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
Common misconception
"You" is the only form of direct address when addressing a reader/audience.
When teaching the over reliance on direct address, rapidly fire questions to one pupil, addressing them as 'you'. Ask them how this feels.
Keywords
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.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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