Topic 5 Year 9 English
| English | |||
| Topic | Speeches and Presentations | ||
| No of lessons | 11 | ||
| When is it happening | Half Term 5 Year 9 | ||
| What will students learn |
Students will learn the art of rhetoric and Aristotle's pathos, ethos and logos structure. Students will examine several iconic speeches to help determine features of effective speeches. Students will then learn how to craft their own speech and deliver it to the class. |
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| Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic' | This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic | Rhetoric; ethos, pathos and logos; features of effective speeches; effective speech delivery; drafting. | |
| This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding |
Regular retrieval of the knowledge described above will be retrieved as well as: What is a speech |
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| Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic' | This is the skills that students will meet for the first time in this topic | Students will focus on acquiring the following skills: Write like a politician. | |
| This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop | Making inferences; referring to evidence; purpose; vocabulary choice; characterisation; expressing own ideas; clear inferences; judicious evidence; audience; figurative language and grammar; setting; comparing; short speeches and keeping to the point. | ||
| Key vocabulary that students should know and understand |
Ethos, Pathos, Logos, Rhetoric |
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| The Big Question | Why is it important to study presentations? | ||
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Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic' |
What is rhetoric? | ||
| What is ethos? | |||
| What is pathos? | |||
| What is logos? | |||
| What are the features of an effective speech? | |||
| What are the features of effective speech delivery? | |||
| How do I draft my own speech? | |||