Persuasive language: speech: part one
Designed for whole class use, this resource provides listening practice for both gist and detail. It identifies features of persuasive speaking through a motivational speech from Beyoncé.
This resource centres around a speech by Beyoncé, and is designed for use with whole classes . It provides a spider diagram and a listening frame for gist and detail. It introduces/revisits key persuasive devices such as alliteration, personal tone, rule of three, the imperative mood, emotive language etc., and provides examples and a highlighting activity to practice identifying these features. There is an optional homework task in which students begin to research a charity with the view to eventually writing their own persuasive speech.
This resource has a part two, which can be downloaded here.
Resource downloads
On the right hand side of this page are a number of documents that you can download for free. Please note that the Teaching Notes and Resources can be found in the pdf document (the first item on the list), whilst the PowerPoint document(s) include(s) presentation(s) which you can display on your interactive board in your classroom.
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© The Bell Educational Trust Limited. This resource is free to use for educational purposes.