New
New
Year 10
AQA

Analysing a persuasive speech

I can analyse the writer's choices of rhetorical and persuasive devices.

New
New
Year 10
AQA

Analysing a persuasive speech

I can analyse the writer's choices of rhetorical and persuasive devices.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Looking for patterns within the language makes analysis more perceptive.
  2. Having an awareness of the text as a whole enables a more detailed analysis.
  3. Analytical paragraphs must begin with a point that focuses on the writer's intention, rather than a single feature.
  4. Offering alternative or additional interpretations can develop an analysis.

Common misconception

That spotting lots of different features makes a good analysis.

Simply spotting a feature is too superficial. The best analysis will say a lot about little. Being able to develop multiple comments on a single feature, creates a much better more in-depth analysis.

Keywords

  • Militant - A combative or confrontational attitude, often advocating for extreme measures in pursuit of a particular cause

  • Unify - to bring together

  • Rapport - having a good connection or understanding with someone; a close relationship

  • Bolster - in the context of an argument means to support or strengthen it

This lesson will use the extract from Emmeline Pankhurst’s speech, ‘Freedom or Death’. If students haven't read this yet, they will need time to read it. If they have read it already they might benefit from a short recap task of the main points.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need access to a copy of the speech 'Freedom or Death' by Emmeline Pankhurst. This can be found in the additional materials.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

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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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the type of pronoun to the correct example.
Correct Answer:first person,I, me, my

I, me, my

Correct Answer:second person,you, your

you, your

Correct Answer:third person,he, she, they

he, she, they

Correct Answer:first person collective,we, us, our

we, us, our

Q2.
The reason or purpose for a text is known as the writer's...
Correct Answer: intention, intent, intentions
Q3.
What does it mean if you 'analyse' something?
give a brief overview
Correct answer: look at it in detail
use quotations to support your points
Q4.
What is being described here: a group of words with similar meaning, or that can be grouped by a subject.
Correct Answer: semantic field
Q5.
What might it mean to 'unify'?
Correct answer: bring together something
have a good connection with something
support or strengthen something
Q6.
When a text appeals to the reader using the pronoun 'you' this is an example of...
emotive language
rhetorical question
Correct answer: direct address

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the keywords with their definitions.
Correct Answer:unify ,to bring together

to bring together

Correct Answer:rapport ,have a good connection or understanding with someone

have a good connection or understanding with someone

Correct Answer:bolster,o support or strengthen an argument

o support or strengthen an argument

Correct Answer:militant,confrontational attitude, often advocating for extreme measures

confrontational attitude, often advocating for extreme measures

Q2.
In 'Freedom or Death', Pankhurst uses the __________ of warfare, to emphasise the intensity and urgency of the struggle for women’s rights.
direct address
Correct answer: extended metaphor
collective pronouns
Q3.
What kind of sentence can help you with a topic sentence?
Correct answer: declarative
imperative
interrogative
Q4.
Offering or additional interpretations can develop an analysis.
Correct Answer: alternative
Q5.
Looking for __________ within the language of a text can make analysis more perceptive.
quotes
methods
Correct answer: patterns
Q6.
Analytical paragraphs must begin with...
a method the writer has used
Correct answer: a point that focuses on the writer's intention
a quotation from the text

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