Starter quiz
- True or false? A speech is the communication of someone’s thoughts, through words, to an audience.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these jobs might involve making speeches?
- firefighter
- politician ✓
- fisherman
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- Which of these occasions may involve someone making a speech?
- a celebration/party ✓
- waiting for a bus
- handing in your homework
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- What are common features of persuasion in speeches?
- information ✓
- jokes
- rhyming
- emotive language ✓
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- What is an opinion?
- a personal view about something ✓
- a question to the audience
- a fact that can't be disputed
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- True or false? A speaker does not need to justify their opinion with reasons.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- True or false? An effective speech will engage the audience.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these techniques involves changing the speed at which a speaker delivers parts of their speech?
- using facial expressions and gestures
- varying the pace ✓
- asking rhetorical questions
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- How does repetition impact the audience in a positive way for the person making a speech?
- It makes the speech more memorable. ✓
- It emphasises key points. ✓
- It makes the audience laugh.
- It creates confusion.
- It adds a sense of rhythm. ✓
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- What is Dr Martin Luther King Jr. most famous for?
- being born in 1929
- fighting for equal rights for black Americans ✓
- being from a city called Atlanta in Georgia
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- In which city did Martin Luther King Jr. make a speech in front of two hundred thousand people?
- London
- New York
- Washington D.C. ✓
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- Which famous line did Martin Luther King repeat in his speech?
- 'Welcome everyone'
- 'I have a dream' ✓
- 'We must make a change'
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A speaker can engage an audience through a variety of techniques, including repetition.
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech entitled 'I Have A Dream' uses repetition to engage the audience.
- ‘I Have a Dream’ by Martin Luther King Jr. was written to help bring about racial equality.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that repetition involves repeating just one word.
Teach pupils that repetition is often most impactful when repeating a phrase at the start of a sentence.
Keywords
Audience - a group of people listening or watching a performance or speaker
Engage - to get or hold the interest of
Repetition - when a key word or phrase is said more than once in order to reinforce a point
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