LEARNING INTENTION: How is language used to serve a purpose?

STARTER – TASK ONE

How does the Nobel Peace Prize work?

LEARNING – TASK TWO

LEARNING INTENTION: How is language used to serve a purpose?

Malala's acceptance speech

LEARNING – TASK THREE

LEARNING INTENTION: How is language used to serve a purpose?

LEARNING – TASK FOUR

LEARNING INTENTION: How is language used to serve a purpose?

Rhetorical Devices

Humour

Repetition

Collective pronouns

TriplesEmotive language

Variety of sentence structures

Rhetorical questions

Malala used some language devices called

‘rhetorical devices’ in

order to try to persuade her

audience.

Can you find any examples?

LEARNING – TASK FIVE

LEARNING INTENTION: How is language used to serve a purpose?

You want the members of your form to elect you as form representative. You must give a speech to encourage others to vote for you.

Write what you would say.

Think carefully about:

-Who is your audience?

-Why are you speaking?

-How can you be persuasive?

Rhetorical devices you might like to use:

v Humour

v Repetition

v Collective pronouns

v Triples

v Emotive language

v Sentence structures

v Rhetorical questions

Your turn…

NEXT STEPS / REFLECTION

LEARNING INTENTION: How is language used to serve a purpose?

CONSOLIDATION / REFLECTION – TASK SIX

Deliver your speech to your partner or small group. Have you met your purpose?