Speech Writing LO To identify and understand the

Speech Writing LO: To identify and understand the features of a great speech

Rules 2 minutes long +/- 10 seconds About 200 -300 words Individuals and societies

Individuals and Societies This encourages learners to respect and understand the world around them and equips them with the necessary skills to inquire into historical, contemporary, geographical, political, social, economic, religious, technological and cultural factors that have an impact on individuals, societies and environments.

Summary Pick an issue related to technology that you care about and write a speech about it. Use persuasive techniques and language

When and why do people make speeches?

Warmer – Discussion Questions • What is a speech? Why do people make them? • What famous speeches do you know of? Why have they remained in focus? • What features do you expect to find contained in a speech?

What is a Speech? • Persuasive piece of writing • Presentation of an argument • Aims to get people on your side and to agree with your opinion • Delivered by someone who knows the subject well, or is an authority

Criteria • Your judges are expecting the following things: • Awareness of audience • Awareness of purpose • Attempts to address and include the audience • Formal tone • Written to be spoken • This is the second most common text type after written correspondence

So what makes a good speech?

The two magic ingredients of a persuasive speech… A great script, using persuasive techniques, short sentences, and hardhitting vocabulary. Fantastic delivery: speaking loud, clear and with passion.

Today we are going to focus on TECHNIQUES What persuasive techniques can you remember? Today, we are going to learn a cool way to remember them

A E F ! R R R You need AT LEAST three of these to make a great speech!

Facts and Opinions Emotive language Address the audience Repetition Rhetorical questions Rule of three You need AT LEAST three of these to make a great speech!

I Have a Dream… • In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered one of the most famous speeches of all time. • What do you know about it? • Why has it remained famous for so long?

Example of a famous speech • Watch the following video: • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v =3 v. DWWy 4 CMh. E • What features here make this a good speech. • Extension: Are there any language devices you can identify.

Step 1: Identify Highlight or underline all of the persuasive FEARRR techniques you can find in ‘I have a dream’. Write the name of each technique you find in the margin

Step 2: Understand Look over your notes. Which three techniques do you think are used most in Martin Luther King’s speech?

1. Repetition 2. Emotive language 3. Address the audience Learning check! Who can give me an example of each of these techniques?

Step 3: Analyse Which persuasive technique used in MLK’s ‘I have a dream’ speech do you think is most effective? (PEE)

Persuasive Techniques A F O R E S T alliteration facts opinion disguised as fact rhetorical questions emotive language statistics the rule of three

Alliteration • Repetition of letters at the start of words • Aims to make an important phrase to stand out • “trials, troubles and tribulations” • “sticks and stones”

Facts • Fairly straightforward… • The more evidence you give, the more convincing your argument. • Use key dates and events to support • “In 1939, world peace was shattered. ”

Opinion • Stating opinions as if they are facts • Aims to give your audience no choice but to believe you • “The biggest issue facing the planet…” • “Without a doubt, our greatest challenge…”

Rhetorical Questions • Designed to put a thought in the audience’s mind • Makes sure your audience is thinking from your perspective • Often will go on to be answered in the rest of the speech • “If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? ”

Emotive Language • Using images that appeal to your emotions • Can be both positive and negative • Adjectives – “hungry, homeless and helpless” • Metaphor – “the raging storm of injustice” • Simile – “like a bird in a cage, we have been trapped for too long”

Statistics • The use of key dates and figures to add evidence to your argument • Make them up! • Make sure they are realistic and convincing • “The mass slaughter of 1 million Jews at the hands of the Nazis…”

The Rule of Three/Triplets • Things in odd-numbered lists stay in our memory for longer. Fact! • Three is the optimum number • Use this when listing adjectives, events or key points • “We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. ”

Other Features • Inclusive pronouns • Exclusive – help to get your audience on side • We • Us • Our pronouns – increase distance between audience and a targeted group • They • Them • Those who…

Other Features • Anaphora • Repetition of phrases at the beginning of sentences or clauses • “We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. ” • Antistrophe • Repetition of phrases at the end of sentences or clauses • “I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. ”

Other Features • Figurative • Playing with sound language • Consonance • Metaphor • Assonance • Simile • Personificatio • Allusion n

Persuasive Techniques A F O R E S T alliteration facts opinion disguised as fact rhetorical questions emotive language statistics the rule of three

Language devices �Speed quiz as a team! Identify all the features of persuasive language D A F O R E S T

Language devices �Direct address �Alliteration �Fact �Opinion �Rhetorical/repetition �Emotive �Stats �Three rule of

V for Vendetta � Watch the following video https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=KKvv. OFIHs 4 k � What is it asking people to do? � Why is it talking about November 5 th? � Do you think this speech could be effective? � Stick the speech on poster paper � Highlight the speech below identifying language devices used as a group � Work together as a group. Maybe one person could look at a paragraph each, or look for certain language devices

Great Dictator � In this film Charlie Chaplin is a Jewish barber who has been mistaken for an ‘evil dictator’ (aka Hitler). � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=w 8 Hd OHrc 3 OQ � Discuss what you think this speech is about. � Highlight the speech below identifying language devices used individually � Extension: � Look at the two speeches. Can you develop a structure that makes a good speech?

Objectives met � Identify the meaning and interpret a piece of text. � Identify the features of language in a speech

Homework: Find resources on technology! �Bring in any newspaper articles or articles from the website about anything that interests you for next session

Features of a good speech � Watch the following: � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=u. BAW_YTj. WUo � Write down features in the speech as discussed in the last lesson.