continuing firmly or obstinately in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition

a damaging lack of the basic necessities of life

South Africa’s former system of segregation on grounds of race

Hillary Clinton's passionate speech about women's rights

English

Expressing convictions

Analysing an opinion article about protecting the greenbelt

Aristotle's triad

The use of a motif in Hillary Clinton's speech

Using a motif in your writing

Evaluating how two non-fiction writers express their opinions

‘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

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

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

For how long does Hillary Clinton say she has been working for women's rights?

Which of the following is the best definition of "statistics"?

to remind people we are living in dangerous times

to illustrate how long she has been working on women's rights

to remind her listeners that there is not much time left to put things right

to ensure that everyone understands the past

How does Hillary Clinton use references to time in her speech?

to show that women's rights are a global issue

to show that she is thinking about the United Nations

to show that can think outside the needs of her own country 

Why does Hillary Clinton mention several countries in her speech?

By referring to "this gathering" and "here," Clinton establishes a sense of...

a long epic poem designed to be read aloud to an audience 

a spoken expression of ideas, opinions or emotions delivered to an audience

a formal gathering of individuals who meet to debate various topics

a form of communication using body language or gestures 

Which of the following is the best definition of a speech?

Which of the following is an antonym for passionate? 

What word beginning with A describes the people listening to a speech?

issues that affect people arond the world

issues that are only relevant to rich nations 

Which of the following is the best definition of "global issues"?

a detailed and often lengthy explanation of an important topic 

a brief and concise account of the main points of a larger text 

a story presented in the correct chronology

Which of the following is the best definition of a summary? 

Which three things are the most important components of a speech?

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