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Year 8

Taking a stand

14 lessons

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  • Developing spoken language
  • Non-fiction reading and writing

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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.

This is the first time in the curriculum that pupils have developed non-fiction writing and written presentations for performance. In this unit, pupils gain a strong foundation in their understanding of non-fiction conventions, and start to learn how to craft and deliver spoken language presentations. This unit prepares pupils for the 'Victorian childhood' unit, where they will practise giving presentations in a parliamentary debate, as well as answering questions about their topic.

  1. Expressing convictions
  2. Analysing an opinion article about protecting the greenbelt
  3. Aristotle's triad
  4. Hillary Clinton's passionate speech about women's rights
  5. The use of a motif in Hillary Clinton's speech
  6. Using a motif in your writing
  7. Evaluating how two non-fiction writers express their opinions
  8. ‘The Chimney Sweeper’: a protest against child labour
  9. Planning a fairy tale about a social issue
  10. ‘Where Have All the Flowers Gone?’: a song of conviction
  11. Creating content for a formal presentation
  12. Planning content for a presentation
  13. Preparing to deliver a presentation
  14. Delivering a formal presentation
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