- Year 8
Expressing convictions
I can explain how writers express their convictions with passion.
- Year 8
Expressing convictions
I can explain how writers express their convictions with passion.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Throughout history, writers have used their skills to take a stand to address social issues.
- Writers also use their skills to express their views with conviction and passion.
- Sometimes a writer taking a stand can have real world benefits by stimulating awareness of an issue.
- Different text types have different strengths when it comes to expressing convictions.
- Writers make specific language choices to express their views strongly and effectively.
Keywords
Assert - state a fact or a belief confidently or forcefully
Ballad - a poem or song that tells a story
Lament - a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
Vocal - refers to the voice, used to describe someone who speaks forcefully
Savage - brutal and animal like
Common misconception
Students think of speeches as being a form of protest, but poems or songs.
Emphasise the wide range of text types used in the lesson.
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You may wish to include some extracts or clips from the texts explored in this lesson.
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Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is the best definition of the word "opinion"?
Q2.Match the text type with the definition.
long prose narrative with a plot and characters
emotionally driven acting for television
characterised by stanzas, rhythm and the use of figurative language
a musical composition consisting of melody and lyrics
Q3.Which of the following words best fits the following sentence: She couldn't go to the park she had to finish her homework.
Q4.If we write with conviction, we write with...?
Q5.What word beginning with a T refers to the name given to a piece of writing?
Q6.What word beginning with S means a word with a similar meaning?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Starting with the first, put the following texts in to order of publication date.
Q2.Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.
proclaim
grieve
outspoken
ferocious