a feeling or expression that is intensely passionate, enthusiastic, or earnest

is the main idea or essence of something, often brief and in a simplified form

to be forceful, determined and extreme, sometimes using aggressive methods

a writer’s attitude or emotional stance; encompasses the mood, feeling and overall atmosphere

something that is outdated, old-fashioned, or no longer in common use

Understanding and summarising perspectives

English

Having productive discussions in response to a non-fiction text

Comparing non-fiction texts

Analysing a persuasive speech

Evaluating and improving model responses on non-fiction texts

Comparing tone and methods in non-fiction texts

Understanding what makes a powerful speech

Engaging your audience: creating effective opening and closing paragraphs

Using rhetorical devices effectively

Spoken language: choosing a topic and developing ideas for a speech

Planning and writing a persuasive speech

Proofreading and redrafting a speech

Using non-verbal features to present a speech effectively

Preparing to deliver a powerful speech

In 'Women's rights',  students practise voicing a strong personal viewpoint through a persuasive speech. In ‘The language of Change’ pupils develop an understanding of how to generate interesting content, including the use of rhetorical devices and structure to organise and present their ideas. 

In this unit, pupils look at powerful speeches and emulate them by writing their own speeches. They first read, analyse and compare powerful speeches. They then hone their craft by understanding the features that contribute towards creating a powerful speech. They finally plan and write a speech.

Spoken language: the language of change

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

to analyse writer’s attitude or emotional stance

to have the main idea or essence of something

What does it mean to have the 'gist' of a text? 

Match the key terms to their definitions.

Which words best described the tone of this sentence: "I am here as a soldier who has temporarily left the field of battle in order to explain - it seems strange it should have to be explained..."

Skimming and {{}} might help you get the gist of a text.

{{}} is stating what is implied and not just stating the obvious. 

What should a successful summary include? 

A writer's {{}} is the reason of their writing or what they hope to achieve.

a writer’s attitude or emotional stance.

an analysis of the main points of something 

a brief overview of the main points of something

a detailed overview of the main points of something

What might it mean if someone is 'militant'?

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many women started to campaign for women’s rights, particularly, women’s right to vote. What was this movement called? 

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