A clear, student-friendly guide designed to help Junior Cycle students write confident, engaging, and effective speeches for exams and classroom tasks. This resource breaks speech writing down into manageable, exam-focused steps, with a strong emphasis on audience awareness, spoken language, and persuasive techniques. It is ideal for mixed-ability classes and particularly supportive of students who struggle to move beyond “essay-style” writing. What’s included: Clear explanations of what makes a powerful speech, written in accessible language A focused section on speech-specific language techniques, including: Direct address Rhetorical questions Repetition Anecdotes Imagery Tone and vocabulary A real-world example of persuasive techniques taken from a public address, analysed in a clear table format Step-by-step guidance on planning and structuring a speech, using an exam-style question Scaffolded tasks that help students: Identify techniques in sample openings Improve weak openings Write their own strong openings Three full sample speeches on relevant Junior Cycle topics: Global warming Social media and wellbeing Bullying and responsibility Each sample includes comprehension-style questions focusing on technique and effectiveness A final exam-style speech writing task, with clear audience, purpose, and success criteria Planning space and a final checklist to support independent writing and self-assessment

A student booklet and accompanying PowerPoint to facilitate the preparation for the CCEA GCSE Spoken Language CAT on Speeches About Environmental Issues. The speeches by David Attenborough and Greta Thunberg are included in full. They are also divided up into sections for students to annotate language and prosodic features. Along with this are pages on context and activities to introduce students to the features or spoken language, formal/informal and scripted/spontaneous speech. The PowerPoint and booklet both have links to the videos of the speeches; time codes accompany the speeches in the booklet. The PowerPoint also includes an example paragraph and PEEL structure scaffold.

A complete Great Speeches scheme exploring protest, power and persuasion through Julius Caesar, Churchill and Martin Luther King, with structured analysis and writing. This fully resourced Great Speeches scheme of work is designed to broaden students’ horizons by exploring how powerful speakers use language to incite change, challenge injustice and unify audiences. Across a carefully sequenced series of lessons, students develop a secure understanding of speech writing as a form of social and political protest, while building strong analytical and writing skills that transfer directly to KS3 and GCSE English. The scheme begins by establishing what speeches are, why they are delivered and how they function within social and political contexts, with a particular focus on protest, persuasion and the incitement of change. Students are explicitly taught key rhetorical and persuasive devices and learn to identify how speakers manipulate language, structure and delivery to influence an audience. This understanding is then applied through close study of influential speeches, including Mark Antony’s speech from Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, Winston Churchill’s wartime speeches and Martin Luther King Jr’s I Have a Dream. Contextual understanding is woven throughout the unit, ensuring students appreciate the historical, political and moral significance of each speech. Lessons on Churchill explore leadership, democracy and national unity during the Second World War, while the Martin Luther King sequence focuses on discrimination, persecution, civil rights and non-violent protest. Students are supported to engage critically with these ideas, developing empathy, cultural awareness and a deeper understanding of how language shapes society. A consistent WHAT–HOW–WHY paragraph structure underpins the scheme, enabling students to analyse language choices with confidence, embed quotations accurately and explain the impact of rhetorical techniques using increasingly sophisticated vocabulary such as unify, democracy, persecution, discrimination, prosperity and inauguration. Scaffolded model responses, guided annotation tasks and regular opportunities for discussion ensure accessibility for mixed-ability classes while still offering challenge. The unit culminates in extended analytical writing, where students independently respond to the question of how speakers present ideas about social and political protest, followed by opportunities to plan, write and present their own speeches. A final presentation lesson supports students in developing oracy skills, focusing on delivery, tone, gesture and audience engagement. All lessons are provided as ready to teach PowerPoint presentations with clear starters, structured activities, vocabulary development, model answers and assessment opportunities. This scheme is ideal for Key Stage 3 English, supports progression towards GCSE English Language and Literature, and offers an engaging, purposeful exploration of language.

We focus on the opening sentences to speeches and think about the most effective ways of beginning speeches depending on the purpose and audience of the speech being written. Students are given topics and audiences and are challenged to write their own speech openings using modelled examples. Excellent preparation for GCSE students working on non-fiction writing and English Language Paper 1 Section B or Question 5. Fully differentiated throughout. Updated for the 2026 papers. Query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk

A student booklet and accompanying PowerPoint to facilitate the preparation for the CCEA GCSE Spoken Language CAT on Resignation/Farewell Speeches. The speeches by Jurgen Klopp and Barack Obama are included in full. They are also divided up into sections for students to annotate language and prosodic features. Along with this are pages on context and activities to introduce students to the features or spoken language, formal/informal and scripted/spontaneous speech. The PowerPoint and booklet both have links to the videos of the speeches; time codes accompany the speeches in the booklet. The PowerPoint also includes an example paragraph whilst the resources also include a whole essay and PEEL structure scaffold.

A 47-slide PowerPoint & Microsoft Word examples on the SPEECH for the paper 2 transactional writing exam. The following areas are covered: Structure Planning Example question Model answers Examiner tips Topic sentences Stylistic features Writing an introduction Model paragraphs

I was asked to do a staff meeting on speech and language and this is what I have cobbled together. Feel free to adapt and change as needed.

Greta Thunberg lesson on speech writing that looks at how to use language techniques such as repetition, pronouns, hyperbole, emotive language and more to engage an audience. Students analyse Thunberg’s recent speech to the United Nations Climate Action Summit and then produce their own speech using this as a stimulus. Useful for English Language lessons but also for KS3 as well. Updated for the 2026 papers. Query or question? Get in touch at info@englishgcse.co.uk Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package

This revision booklet is designed to support students preparing for AQA English Language Paper 2, with a particular focus on speeches and non-fiction texts. It brings together a carefully selected range of engaging and thought-provoking speeches, including Brene Brown’s “The Power of Vulnerability” and Cameron Russell’s “Looks Aren’t Everything, Trust Me”. Each speech is linked to specific questions from the exam paper, helping students to build familiarity with the structure, skills, and expectations of each section. Throughout the booklet, students are guided to analyse how writers present ideas, use language, and structure their arguments, while also comparing perspectives across texts. In addition to reading and analysis, there is a strong emphasis on developing writing skills for Question 5. Students are given multiple opportunities to plan, draft, and refine their own speeches and viewpoints, encouraging them to write with clarity, purpose, and a strong sense of audience. To support progress, the booklet includes student-friendly feedback sheets based on the AQA mark scheme. These resources help students understand how their work is assessed, identify areas for improvement, and build confidence in meeting the criteria for higher marks. Overall, the booklet provides a structured yet flexible approach to revision, combining skill-building, practice, and self-assessment to prepare students effectively for the exam.

This resource contains four well-known recent speeches by famous women (Angelina Jolie, Emma Watson, Michelle Obama and Theresa May) which are excellent for linguistic and rhetorical analysis. This is a useful exercise for pupils studying persuasive writing and effective rhetoric. Not only do these speeches allow students to analyse how famous orators have used language, but they also inspire and teach how pupils can use language in their own persuasive writing too. Each speech is transcribed here and some contain designated space for analysis and answers to questions based on common GCSE exam tasks. This resource bundle is ideal for those studying English Language at GCSE, but is equally useful for KS3 language analysis or any other unit on rhetorical or persuasive writing.

A 9 lesson unit comprising a 69 slide PowerPoint and 9 different worksheets exploring the Language Investigation NEA for AQA English Language A Level. Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed guidance on the skills and ideas listed below, a worksheet and activities, worked questions and exemplar responses, and a homework task. The following skills are covered: Concepts and terminology NEA Investigation overview and components Choosing a topic How to generate a title Collecting data (with ethical and data protection considerations) Selecting and analysing data (including eliminating variables) How to write the introduction How to write the methodology How to write the analysis Quantitative and qualitative analysis How to write the conclusion How to organise referencing, the bibliography and appendices Check out my other English Language resources: NEA Original Writing Language and Gender Language and Region Language and Power and Occupation Language and Global and World Englishes Language Change Language and Technology Language and Ethnicity Language and Social Groups Analysing Spoken Language Child Language Acquisition - Speech Child Language Acquisition - Reading and Writing Language Discourses - Section B, Question 3 Language Discourses - Opinion Writing - Section B Question 4 Language Levels AQA Paper 2 Revision

These are booklets to support students when studying about children's speech and language- Understand how to support positive speech, language and communication development for children and young people with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties

This unit of work includes all the elements and linguistic devices essential to a political speech. Pupils are asked to read different speeches, identify techniques and evaluate their effects. Pupils are also asked to write a political speech as a response to a national catastrophe, ensuring that they follow a specific structure and include elements discussed in lessons. Pupils must also complete an evaluation of their own work.

The Real Christmas is a free resource that I’ve created as an easy way to work Speech and Language, reading, logical thinking, memory, pre-writing and writing, fine motor skills, history while giving you the opportunity to teach them why we celebrate Christmas from the Christian faith. This resource although can be used really for every child was created thinking mostly for Special Needs Education like Down Syndrome, Autism, etc Parents can use it at home or therapists, I would say this can be for different ages depending where the child is in his development. I created this from scratch drawing the main characters myself and enjoyed it as I will use it too, and is not easy to find resources that are made to support the SEN in particular and, from a Christian perspective. I hope it meets the needs of your children and that you both enjoy. Marry Christmas!! Norma

There’s lots of research into S&L, and I’ve found most of this is squirreled away with S&LT, which can be costly to schools. I’ve created a single sound & consonant blend intervention pack to assist with these sorts of targets.

Worksheet to encourage pupils to view differences in culture and language that is used based on where you live.

An assessment tool to be used on all new arrivals to the school, to all initial concerns/low achievers and also across all SEN pupils. The SLCN screen helps to focus on the needs of the individual (if any). To be used in conjunction with the Leicester City Meeting Individual Needs SLCN manual.

This is a leaflet you can download to help educators and parents research, look up and find ways to support children’s speech and language in the Early Years. A 2 page PDF with links to websites and videos for many different speech and language support. *Images for illustrative purposes only. Images belong to original sources