A structure is the way something is organised.

A point is an idea or reason to support your opinion.

An explanation means giving reasons to help someone understand an opinion.

Proof refers to the evidence used to support an opinion.

A summary will briefly recap the main parts of a speech.

Adding structure to organise a speech

English

Understanding what speeches are and why they are important

Understanding the features of a successful speech

Deciding the purpose of a speech

Writing a speech

Delivering a speech to an audience

In 'Speeches’, the pupils learn to follow a structure when making an argument. In 'Introduction to Debate' pupils will build on this by using the same structure to orally make arguments in front of an audience. 

In 'Healthy Eating Adverts: Persuasive Writing’, the pupils learnt how to use persuasive techniques in their writing. In ’Speeches’, they will build on this by further exploring ways to verbally persuade an audience.’

In this unit, pupils learn why speeches are important and what makes a successful speech. They learn to use the PEPs structure to organise a speech and identify the purpose of speeches, exploring how they can provoke an emotional response. Pupils write their own speech and deliver it to an audience.

Speeches

What is the acronym for the structure to follow when making a speech?

Which **two** of these are benefits of following the PEPS structure when making a speech?

Which part of the PEPS structure comes first?

In which part of the PEPS structure would a speaker share evidence that supports their point?

Which word will a speaker use in their point to begin justifying their opinion with reasoning?

Which **two** of these are features of a successful speech?

What will a successful speech do to an audience? 

a list of jokes to make the audience laugh

a knowledge of the audience's likes and dislikes

What must a speaker ensure they have before they start writing their speech?

Which feature of a successful speech involves the speaker doing or saying something over and over again?

makes them feel the speaker is directly addressing them

makes them feel the speaker wants to start a conversation

Asking rhetorical question has what effect on the audience?

Exit Quiz

What is structure?