Proof-reading is an active process, that enables us to spot and correct errors in written work.
Reading your work aloud can help you spot errors and ensure your writing is correctly punctuated.
You should spell check any homophones and words you are unsure of.
Find opportunities to expand your ideas and sentences by using opinion conjunctions and phrases like 'more precisely'.
The overall structure of a speech should be varied and engaging.

Common misconception

Rewriting and improving responses is a waste of time.

How does the process of revising and rewriting develop vocabulary use? How does rewriting support the writing of future responses?

Keywords

Elevate - in writing, this means to make something even better.
Strive - to make great effort or work hard at something.
Homophone - a word that sounds the same, but has a different spelling and meaning.
Evoke - to bring out or summon a particular, feeling, emotion or response.
Erratic - where something is unpredictable or inconsistent.

Consider if the weaker models target particular misconceptions you want to address with your pupils. You could consider re-writing them or adapting the lesson to better suit their needs.

Teacher tip

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).

Video

Skip video

Worksheet

Download worksheet

Skip worksheet

Starter quiz

Download starter quiz

6 Questions

Q1.

What is the primary purpose of using rhetorical questions in a persuasive speech?

to confuse the audience

to provide concrete evidence

Correct answer: to provoke thought and engage the audience

to summarise the key points

Q2.

Which of the following is not considered a key component of a persuasive speech?

ethos

pathos

logos

Correct answer: drama

Q3.

"Act now or pay later", is an example of what type of sentence?

interrogative

declarative

Correct answer: imperative

Q4.

When a text appeals to the reader using the pronoun 'you' this is an example of...

repetition.

anaphora.

Correct answer: direct address.

rule of three.

Q5.

What rhetorical devicse are being used in the following sentence? "Education empowers, enlightens, and enriches."

Correct answer: rule of three

hyperbole

Correct answer: alliteration

anecdote

Q6.

Which one of the following is an example of a declarative sentence?

Correct answer: It won't be long before entire continents are underwater.

You must make changes now or we will all be underwater.

Have you thought about the impacts of the melting ice?

Exit quiz

Download exit quiz

6 Questions

Q1.

What term is used to describe words that sound the same, but have a different spelling and meaning?

Correct Answer: homophone

Q2.

Which sentence uses the correct spelling and use of the homophone their/there/they're?

Their waiting for your action.

There waiting for your action.

Correct answer: They're waiting for your action.

Q3.

Which sentence demonstrates the correct use of an opinion conjunction?

The problem is growing worse every day.

We must take action to solve this urgent issue.

Correct answer: Fortunately, there are solutions available to us.

The consequences of inaction will be severe.

Q4.

Which of these sentences does not use the correct tense?

Correct answer: She learn new skills every day to improve her abilities.

They will learn new skills every day to improve their abilities.

She learned new skills every day to improve her abilities

She learns new skills every day to improve her abilities.

Q5.

Why should a speech incorporate a range of paragraph lengths for effect?

to confuse the audience

to make the speech longer

Correct answer: to engage and emphasise different points

to repeat ideas for emphasis

Q6.

Which word beginning with 'e' can be described as: to bring out or summon a particular, feeling, emotion or response?

Correct Answer: evoke