Rationalising Your Speech

In the process of writing and delivering your own speeches you will have considered a number of different elements. Even apart from how you delivered (volume, tone, speed etc.) you would have thought about the language of persuasion that we have been studying during this unit.

Please write a rationale explaining how you put your speech together. This should include at least a paragraph on each of the following:
a) topic choice
b) at least 2 persuasive elements (ie: repetition etc.)
c) elements such as allusions, quotations that you used to strengthen your message.

All together, your rationale should be a minimum of 500 words.

Political Speech Activity

1. Find an extract (minimum 20 lines) from a political speech.

2. In terms of the content of composition, list the following elements:

· Social; historical context

· Purpose of the speech

· The intended audience

3. Use the Persuasive Techniques Sheet on the class Moodle to select and evaluate the use of three specific persuasive devices.

4. Consider the context of interpretation in terms of your own response to the speech extract. Why did you choose the speech? What made it effective? Does it hold any relevance in your own life experience?

The Language of Persuasion

You have read 'The Language of Persuasion' and spent some time in class looking at websites in groups. Now is the time to choose your own individual website and analyze how persuasive language is used.

In the comments on this section paste the web address for the website that you have chosen and then your analysis of how language is used. In our next lesson we will look at the different selections that people have chosen.

Pathos, Ethos, Logos Video

Watch the following video:

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/video/persuasive-techniques-advertising-1166.html

Task

1. Write a definition for each element.
2. Create three questions for the class (either, questions which test your fellow students' understanding of the elements or questions about the elements, which you require answered to further develop your understanding of the concepts).

Post your responses to the blog as a comment.

Eat/Move/Learn

Now you have viewed Eat/Move/Learn your task is choose which of the films you most liked and communicate why that is your preference. This can be done in the comments field at the bottom.

Below is a copy of the films, if you wish to watch them again:

http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2011/08/04/eat-learn-move/