Writing a persuasive speech about a new word

English•Key Stage 3•A history of language

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I can write a persuasive speech about my new word.

Key learning points

Rhetorical questions, anecdotes and direct address are a great way to ‘hook’ your audience at the start of a speech.
The content of a speech needs to be sufficiently developed for the argument to be convincing.
Language devices should be creative, original and matched to the purpose and audience of a speech.

Convincing: If a speech is convincing then it is able to persuade someone of the merits of something.
Original: If a piece of writing is original then it is not like anything written before and more interesting as a result.
Persuasion: Persuasion is the action or process of persuading someone.
Anecdote: An anecdote is a short story from personal experience for effect.
Rhetorical question: Rhetorical questions pose an idea or make a point without needing to be answered.

That as long as they are using language devices in their speeches, this is enough.
There is great variety in quality in the execution of language devices. The best devices are creative, original and well-matched to purpose.

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