teaching resource

Persuasive Speech Writing Task

  • Updated

    Updated:  07 Sep 2023

Practise writing a persuasive text with this speech writing task.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  5 - 6

Curriculum

  • ACELY1700

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  • ACELY1704

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  • ACELY1710

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  • ACELY1714

    Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationscreating informative texts for two ...

teaching resource

Persuasive Speech Writing Task

  • Updated

    Updated:  07 Sep 2023

Practise writing a persuasive text with this speech writing task.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  5 - 6

Practise writing a persuasive text with this speech writing task.

In this task, students imagine that they have been asked to represent the children of their country at a meeting of world leaders. They must choose a major issue affecting children around the world and convince the leaders at the meeting to take urgent action on this issue. The issues are:

  • providing every child with access to clean drinking water
  • providing every child with the opportunity to go to school
  • providing every child with immunisations against preventable diseases.

Students research, plan and write a persuasive speech based on one of the above issues. Teachers may wish for students to rehearse and present these speeches to the class.

This teaching resource includes:

  • a brainstorming mind map
  • a research graphic organiser
  • a planning template
  • a checklist for structure, language features and persuasive devices.

 

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