the ability to share someone else’s feelings as if they are your own

the power to influence others through specialised knowledge or status

a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim

action carefully planned to achieve a specific end

Evaluating how two non-fiction writers express their opinions

English

Expressing convictions

Analysing an opinion article about protecting the greenbelt

Aristotle's triad

Hillary Clinton's passionate speech about women's rights

The use of a motif in Hillary Clinton's speech

Using a motif in your writing

‘The Chimney Sweeper’: a protest against child labour

Planning a fairy tale about a social issue

‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’: a song of conviction

Creating content for a formal presentation

Planning content for a presentation

Preparing to deliver a presentation

Delivering a formal presentation

In 'Writing with passion', students use protest poetry and speeches as inspiration for their own protest writing. In 'Single Poet Study: Maya Angelou', students look in depth at the writing of a poet who is synonymous with writing as protest; in particular at the ways in which she used her poetry to voice support for the Civil Rights Movement. 

In 'Myths and Legends Re-Told', students consider how writers have modernised ancient stories in order to make them more reflective of modern values. In 'Writing with passion', students look at the ways in which they can use their own writing, inspired by key poets and speech writers, to take a political or moral stand.

In this unit, pupils learn about the different ways that writers have expressed their points of view across history. They look at some key techniques that writers use, such as motif and triad, before reading a speech, article, poem and song. They finally write and deliver their own presentation.

Taking a stand

Depiction or discussion of famine, disease, natural disasters.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right. 

Aristotle's rhetorical triad consists of logos, pathos and...

to criticise or find fault with something 

to examine and asses the quality or value of something 

to persuade or convince someone of a particular view 

to summarise or provide a brief overview of a text

Which of the following is the best definition of "to evaluate"?

Many people feel strongly about this issue becuase it affects thier daily lives.

According to a recent law passed, this policy is the most effective. 

Statistics show that countries with stricter rules have solved the problem. 

The approach has been used for generations and has usually been successful. 

Which of the following uses formal politics to make a point?

A famous chef said the product is the best kitchen appliance on the market. 

An Olympic athlete promotes a specific brand of trainers. 

A dermatologist recommended a skincare product.

An economist declared the toothpaste the best for whitening teeth. 

Which of the following does not use ethos effectively?

Which of the following are synonyms for "taking a stand"?

What word begining with C means to examine similarities and differences?

an anecdote from your childhood or a story about your family.

an interview with an engineer or town planner

Match the elements on the left with the correct examples on the right. 

What word beginning with "M" refers to an image or idea that is repeated across a text?

that it represents a deeper thought or feeling

that it is controversial and causes lots of arguments

What does it mean to say something is symbolic?

Starter Quiz

Which of the following are synonyms for "taking a stand"?