In this video, the speaker explains the concept of rhetorical devices and how they are used to persuade an audience. The speaker gives examples of different rhetorical devices such as alliteration, allusion, metaphor, and paradox, and...

Pupil outcome: I can identify how the pigs use rhetoric to control the other animals. Key learning points: - All the pigs use rhetoric to present their messages to the masses. - Whilst all the pigs use rhetoric, they do so in different...

Pupil outcome: I can summarise a writer's viewpoint. Key learning points: - Key information can be used to make predictions and draw conclusions before you read a text. - Skimming and scanning can be a useful strategy for finding the key...

Pupil outcome: I can identify and explain what makes a powerful speech. Key learning points: - Emma Watson adapts her tone and language to suit the audience and purpose of her speech. - Watson’s speech emphasises men’s involvement,...

Pupil outcome: I can create credible and effective rhetorical devices. Key learning points: - Statistics and facts can be used to make your speeches sound authoritative. - Statistics and facts need to be realistic in order to add...

Pupil outcome: I can describe the events of Chapter 1 and recognise emerging themes. Key learning points: - Mr Jones is the drunk and reckless owner of the farm. - Old Major is a well respected boar. He represents a challenge to...

Pupil outcome: I can write a well-structure persuasive speech about supporting Victorian working class children. Key learning points: - Open a speech in a dynamic way to engage your audience. - Rhetorical devices should be used to...

Pupil outcome: I can use a range of rhetorical devices in newspaper articles. Key learning points: - Rhetorical devices are used to evoke an emotion in the reader or to persuade them of something - Newspaper articles typically use a...

Pupil outcome: I can write a monologue which uses descriptive and rhetorical devices to convey the emotion of an outsider in relation to Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’. Key learning points: - Descriptive devices are used to help the reader...

Pupil outcome: I can deliver a powerful and convincing persuasive speech. Key learning points: - Reading from a script, or memorising a speech word for word, can lead to a less engaging delivery. - If you take questions at the end, you...

Pupil outcome: I can use anaphora and a refrain to write an engaging speech that reinforces a central message throughout. Key learning points: - Anaphora is the repetition of words that come at the beginning of a sentence, designed to...

Pupil outcome: I can use effective preparation strategies to help me deliver a presentation confidently. Key learning points: - Presentations are much more engaging when the speaker does not simply read off a page or memorise word for...

Pupil outcome: I can write an effective argument, which meets an ambitious success criteria. Key learning points: - Excellent writing will have a consistent tone of voice - Excellent functional writing will include figurative language...

Pupil outcome: I can plan and write an engaging opinion article. Key learning points: - Voice is how you convey the identity of the writer - readers should have an understanding of who the writer is. - The writer's viewpoint should be...

Pupil outcome: I can edit and revise the content of a persuasive speech to improve it. Key learning points: - Proofreading is an active process, that enables us to spot and correct errors in written work. - Reading your work aloud can...

Pupil outcome: I can create a detailed plan for my argument about support for Victorian working class children. Key learning points: - Topic sentences should outline the specific argument that will be covered in a section of our speech....

Pupil outcome: I can write brilliant topic sentences to convey my argument. Key learning points: - When planning an opinion article, the message needs to be consistent - your opinion is your message. - You should identify between 3 and 4...

Pupil outcome: I can edit and revise the content of a persuasive speech to improve it. Key learning points: - Proof-reading is an active process, that enables us to spot and correct errors in written work. - Reading your work aloud can...

Pupil outcome: I can successfully plan and write copy for a website. Key learning points: - Planning is an important part of the writing process. - Single paragraph outlines should include hooks, topic sentences, supporting detail and...

Pupil outcome: I can effectively express a viewpoint in an engaging and persuasive way. Key learning points: - When expressing a viewpoint in a persuasive piece of writing, it’s important to create a rapport with the audience. -...

Pupil outcome: I can craft an effective opening and closing paragraph for a persuasive speech. Key learning points: - It is important to consider how the tone of a speech opening will engage the audience. - An introduction should hook...

Pupil outcome: I can write an effective speech that uses a range of rhetorical devices to persuade my audience. Key learning points: - The status of the recipient defined in your task will indicate the level of formality required in the...

People have been persuading one another with their speech for as long as we have records. In many different cultures, aspiring lawyers, administrators, and politicians would have learned the science of rhetoric, of using language...

Are you trying to figure out how to write a paragraph? Wondering how to use rhetorical questions in your essay?



In this video, I break down how to build your argument in your paragraph using rhetorical questions. Rhetorical...