a person who designs new buildings and oversees how they are built

an area of land in a town or city that was previously used for industry

a building, piece of equipment, or service provided for people's comfort or enjoyment

to make something stronger or more effective

the fact that someone or something can be believed or trusted

Analysing an opinion article about protecting the greenbelt

English

Expressing convictions

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

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

What do we call an area of land that used to have industrial buildings on it?

What word beginning with 'A' is the name for a person who designs buildings? 

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

A writer often supports their opinion with references to formal politics, expert views and...

What is the writer including in the following sentence: "My local MP is on board with this idea.."

Why might you use expert opinions in your writing?

to stand up straight and look directly ahead

to express a strong opinion on a particular issue

to give up a position or post that you hold

to take a break from work or an activity 

Which of the following is the best description of the phrase "to take a stand"?

In which of the following media would you expect to find an article?

What word beginning with T is used for the name of a piece of writing?

topics of either current or specialised interest 

concise information only presented in list form 

Which of the following  is not a feature of a magazine article?

Which of the following words do we use when we want to explain our reasons?

When we try to convince someone that we are right, we are trying to __________ them.

Starter Quiz

Which of the following is the best description of the phrase "to take a stand"?