KS3 lesson - A lesson on rhetoric examining language techniques using David Attenborough’s 2021 address to the UN Security Council on Climate and Security. A variety of resources, including contextual information, questions on the speech, activities on language and triplets, an annotated quote, a model answer, and more.
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KS3 Speeches SOW
A comprehensive KS3 unit exploring the power of speeches, rhetoric and persuasive communication through a wide range of influential real world speeches. Students encounter political, social, environmental and historical speeches while developing the skills needed to understand, analyse and craft their own persuasive writing. The unit begins by establishing the key features of speeches before progressively developing students’ understanding of the power of speeches and explores how speakers use language and persuasive techniques to influence their audiences. Speeches include: an extract from Sojourner Truth’s Ain't I A Woman?, extracts from Winston Churchill’s We Shall Fight on the Beaches and Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat, Keir Starmer’s First Address as Prime Minister, Sir David Attenborough’s The Garden of Eden is No More and Address to the UN Security Council, Greta Thunberg’s World Economic Forum Address, an extract from Tony Blair’s 2003 House of Commons Iraq Debate, Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, Emma Watson’s UN HeForShe Speech, Jameela Jamil’s GLAMOUR Women of the Year Awards Speech, an extract from Frederick Douglass’s What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?, and an extract from Nelson Mandela’s Rivonia Trial Statement. Students have the opportunity to apply the techniques they have explored, with two creative writing lessons inspired by Sir David Attenborough's and Greta Thunberg’s environmental activism. **Students develop their ability to:** Understand the purpose and conventions of speeches Identify and consider different audiences Explore how form influences a speaker’s choices Analyse the structure and organisation of speeches Recognise and analyse rhetorical techniques Identify and summarise key ideas Analyse language choices and their effects Explore perspective and how speakers present ideas Understand how speakers influence, persuade and engage audiences Compare the perspectives and methods of different speakers Apply techniques from real world speeches to their own writing Write effectively for different purposes and audiences Develop persuasive and creative writing skills **What's Included?** A comprehensive sequence of ready to teach lessons A wide range of influential real world speeches Contextual information for each speech Reading and comprehension questions Retrieval and recall activities Language analysis activities Rhetorical technique activities Perspective and comparison tasks Annotated quotations Model answers and model paragraphs Worksheets Creative and persuasive writing activities Assessment preparation and assessment tasks Reflection and plenary activities A speeches homework sheet of 24 homework tasks of varying difficulties. Pupils are to choose one task each week to complete that matches their confidence and ability. The SOW also includes 2 assessment activities: one reading assessment and two creative writing lessons that could be used as a creative writing assessment. **Please note that four speeches have not been included due to copyright, however a link to each is provided in the notes on the first slide of the lessons where these speeches are required.**
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KS3 Speeches Mini Sow
A KS3 7 lesson mini scheme of work introducing students to the key features and skills needed to understand, analyse and write effective speeches. Using a range of influential real world speeches, students progressively explore purpose, audience, form, structure, rhetoric, summary and language, before applying their knowledge in an assessment focused on creating urgency. **The seven lessons include:** Introduction to Speeches - Sojourner Truth Purpose, Audience and Form - Winston Churchill, We Shall Fight on the Beaches Structure of a Speech - Keir Starmer's First Address as Prime Minister Rhetoric - Sir David Attenborough, The Garden of Eden is No More Summary - Sir David Attenborough, The Garden of Eden is No More Language Techniques - Sir David Attenborough's Address to the UN Security Council Assessment Prep & Assessment: Creating Urgency – Greta Thunberg's World Economic Forum Address **Students develop their ability to:** Understand the purpose of speeches Identify and consider different audiences Explore how form influences a speaker's choices Analyse the structure and organisation of speeches Recognise and analyse rhetorical techniques Identify and summarise key ideas Analyse language choices Understand how speakers influence and engage audiences This opening sequence provides a clear foundation before students move on to explore and apply these skills in greater depth. **Please note that two speeches have not been included due to copyright, however a link to each is provided in the notes on the first slide of the lessons where these speeches are required.**
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David Attenborough Resources
A set of 7 lessons and additional resources on David Attenborough's Davos speech The Garden of Eden is No More, his COP26 Climate Summit Glasgow Speech, and his 2021 address to the UN Security Council. Lessons focus on rhetoric, summary, and comparison. There is also a persuasive writing lesson on the importance of the environment, inspired by his activism. In addition, a worksheet on and inspired by David Attenborough, comprehension questions for Planet Earth and A Life On Our Planet have been included. **Lessons develop students’ ability to:** Analyse rhetoric Identify and summarise key ideas Compare speeches and speakers Explore how speakers communicate important messages Consider how language and rhetorical choices influence an audience **Due to copyright, some of Attenborough's speeches are not included, but a link to each is in the notes of the first slide of each lesson that uses it. They can also be found online.**
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Environmental Speeches: Greta Thunberg and David Attenborough
Explore environmental issues and the power of speech with 10 fully resourced lessons and additional worksheets, quizzes and comprehension activities inspired by Greta Thunberg and Sir David Attenborough. The bundle gives students the opportunity to study real speeches from two influential environmental campaigners while developing the skills they need to understand, analyse, compare and respond to non fiction texts. **In this bundle, students develop their ability to:** Understand and identify purpose and audience Identify and summarise key ideas Analyse language choices Identify and analyse rhetorical techniques Explore tone and its effects Consider how speakers influence and engage audiences Compare the methods used by different speakers Evaluate how effectively speakers communicate their ideas Use evidence to support analytical responses Apply persuasive techniques in their own writing Develop their own creative responses to environmental issues **Greta Thunberg Mini Unit** This section includes a set of 3 fully resourced lessons and 4 additional resources based on Greta Thunberg and her activism on climate change. **Lessons include:** Greta Thunberg's 2019 speech, "Our House Is on Fire" - exploring how Greta communicates the seriousness of the climate crisis Greta's "How Dare You" speech - analysing her language, tone and message Creative Writing Inspired by Greta's Activism - students use the environmental issues raised by Greta as inspiration for their own writing **Additional resources include:** A 4 page worksheet on Greta Thunberg A multiple choice quiz A biography of Greta Thunberg A question worksheet based on the biography The biography and accompanying questions can be used as homework, cover work, an independent lesson resource or an introduction to Greta before studying her speeches. **David Attenborough Mini Unit** The bundle also includes 7 fully resourced lessons and additional resources exploring Sir David Attenborough's speeches and his environmental activism. **Speeches include:** The Garden of Eden is No More - David Attenborough's World Economic Forum speech Attenborough's COP26 Climate Summit Glasgow speech Attenborough's 2021 address to the UN Security Council **Lessons develop students' ability to:** Analyse rhetoric Identify and summarise key ideas Compare speeches and speakers Explore how speakers communicate important messages Consider how language and rhetorical choices influence an audience The section also includes a persuasive writing lesson on the importance of protecting the environment, inspired by Attenborough's activism. **Additional resources include:** A worksheet on and inspired by David Attenborough Comprehension questions based on Planet Earth Comprehension questions based on A Life on Our Planet The resources can be taught as a sequence or used individually alongside an existing scheme of work. You can find the Greta Thunberg resources here for £6: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13542736 You can find the David Attenborough resources here for £8: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13537653 **Due to copyright, some of the speeches themselves are not included. Links to the relevant speeches are provided in the notes on the first slide of each lesson that uses them.**
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