1. Words or weapons: which are the most powerful?

2. Persuasive Speech Writing
Learning Objective: To consider the effects of rhetorical devices and other ingredients of a persuasive speech.
Persuasive Speech Writing
You will learn how speech writers use a variety of rhetorical devices to persuade their audiences to agree or sympathise with their point of view. Rhetoric helps you to manipulate other people.
You will also learn how to structure a speech of your own and use language in an effective, persuasive way. This will culminate in an assessed piece of work:
Write and present a persuasive speech to the class on a topic of your choosing.

3. Set your own Learning Target
Learning Objective: To consider the effects of rhetorical devices and other ingredients of a persuasive speech.
Set your own Learning Target
Use these differentiated objectives to set your own Learning Target
As an effective participant:
You WILL be able to communicate your points of view to others.
You SHOULD be able to emphasise important issues.
You COULD highlight priorities and essential details.
Which level are you aiming for?

4. What makes a great persuasive
Learning Objective: To consider the effects of rhetorical devices and other ingredients of a persuasive speech.
Starter
What makes a great persuasive
speech?
How can you persuade someone to do or believe something you want them to? Basically, what makes a great persuasive speech?
In your groups, discuss ideas to answer the above question. Remember to keep passing the paper around until the time runs out!
5 mins

5. Rhetoric – a matter of life or death?
Learning Objective: To consider the effects of rhetorical devices and other ingredients of a persuasive speech.
Rhetoric – a matter of life or death?
In this scene from Braveheart, William Wallace is trying to inspire his troops to fight the enemy army. He uses several rhetorical devices.
In your groups, watch the scene with a set of rhetorical devices cards and ‘throw down’ any that he uses. How effective do you think Wallace’s speech was?
5 mins

6. How essential is the art of rhetoric?
Learning Objective: To consider the effects of rhetorical devices and other ingredients of a persuasive speech.
How essential is the art of rhetoric?
Is it useful only in an English classroom? When in life do you think skills of persuasion will be necessary?
In your groups, share ideas to answer the above question. Remember to keep passing the paper around until the time runs out!
5 mins

7. How essential is the art of rhetoric? Class feedback.
Learning Objective: To consider the effects of rhetorical devices and other ingredients of a persuasive speech.
Plenary 1
How essential is the art of rhetoric? Class feedback.
5 mins

8. Have you achieved it? What level did you achieve?
Learning Objective: To consider the effects of rhetorical devices and other ingredients of a persuasive speech.
Plenary 2
Refer to the Learning Target you made for yourself at the start of the lesson.
Have you achieved it? What level did you achieve?
If you did not achieve your target, what prevented you from doing so and what help will you need to achieve it?