It is speech time…YAY! Homework this week is dedicated to writing and practising your speech. You will be presenting you speech to the class from Tuesday 31st May. To give you time to focus on your speech you do
not have to complete the current events for this week. You will still need to complete some mathletics and a vocabulary log.
INFORMATION
• You have one week to pick a topic and draft your persuasive speech.
• Your Purpose is to PERSUADE the class to see something from your point of view in 3 mins.
• You can not use any props.
Structural Features of persuasive writing:
1. An introduction that states the problem/issue and gives your point of view.
2. A series of arguments/opinions and your reasons for these to convince the audience.
3. A conclusion that sums up the arguments.
Language Features of persuasive writing:
1. Usually written in present tense. (may change to past if your are talking about history)
2. Repetition of words, phrases and concepts used deliberately for effect.
3. Strong effective adjectives.
4. Thought provoking questions are used. These are rhetorical; the audience thinks about there answer.
5. Use pronouns I, We, Us to manipulate the audience to agree.
6. Use emotive language ie: words that will appeal to the audiences feelings, eg: concern, unreasonable.
Helpful hints for making Speeches interesting:
1. Startling statements: “1 in 5 people suffer from depression!”
2. Pertinent questions: “If you had the chance to live for ever would you take it?”
3. Strong quotations: “I have a dream my four little children will one day live in a
nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character." (Martin Luther King)
4. Humorous references:
5. Exaggeration: “The fish was this big…Really!”
Presentation: Remember 55% of a speech is non verbal use:
1. Emphatic and descriptive gestures
2. An open and balanced stance
3. Relax your arms and hands
4. Don’t jiggle and fidget
Possible topics.
1. The government should censor lyrics of songs that are violent or expletive, for example “gangsta” rap.
2. Governments should censor material on the world wide web.
3. Parents should be held morally and legally responsible for the actions of their children.
4. ‘Factory farming’ should be banned?
5. It is morally acceptable to experiment on non-human animals to develop products and medicines that benefit human beings.
6. Global Warming: How much can you really do to reduce your carbon footprint?
7. Social networking sites promote bullying
8. Dressing right brings success.
9. Planning and setting goals leads to success.
10. Body piercing can be very harmful.
11. Team sports benefit kids.
12. Team sports can be harmful to kids.
13. Fast food is hurting kids.
14. Books in school libraries should not be censored.
15. Good oral hygiene saves teeth.
16. Kids should have curfews.
17. Zoos are not a good for the conservation of a species
TRY AND BE ORIGINAL WITH YOUR TOPIC!
Possible Environmental Issues - Global warming, deforestation, pollution, water quality, transport, rubbish and recycling, food miles, environmental disaster relief etc.
