Writing RW T2

Week 9 & 10

WALT - Write and deliver a speech that engages your audiences

Last week we looked at writing an engaging speech introduction. This week you are going to to put into practise what you learnt last week.

Instructions

1 - Select a speech topic. You can make your own or pick one from last week's presentation

2 - Research and write a speech about that topic

3 - Learn and rehearse your speech

4 - Deliver your speech in front of your class (week 10)

Speech success criteria

1 - Between 1 - 3 minutes long

2 - Starts with either a question, personal story or a powerful statement

3 - Eye contact with audience when speech is delivered

4 - Speech is delivered with a confident and clear voice

Week 7 & 8

WALT - Capture our audiences attention

Instructions

1 - Watch How to start a speech video

1 - Watch Video - Brown Brother

2 - Make a copy, file and turn in learning evidence

3 - Create your own 60 speech, make sure you capture your audience early on

4 - Once you have finished memorise your speech and practise reading it with expression.

Video - How to start your speech

Video - Brown Brother

Learning Evidence

Speech writing ideas

Week 6 - Miss Stewart

WALT - Identify features of persuasive writing

Instructions

1 - Work through these presentations with your teacher

Speeches

T2W2 Speeches
Persuasive writing - Speeches

Week 5

WALT - Plan and write a recount about a single event

Instructions

1 - Copy, file and turn in the Recount plan

2 - Work through planning your writing with your teacher

3 - Look at the recount plan example

4 - Complete the plan

5 - Complete your Camp/AL87 recount

6 - Share your writing on your blog

Recount plan example

Recount plan - exmaple
Recount plan

Recount structure

Week 3 & 4

WALT - Identify and use simple, compound and complex sentences.

Instructions

1 - Make sure you have finished your work from last week

2 - Work through whole class lesson with teacher

3 - File, copy and turn in the activity below

4 - Complete the Simple, Compound and Complex sentence activity

5 - Share your learning on your blog

Activity

Simple, Compound and Complex sentence video

Simple, compound complex Sentences - Syntax

Week 1 & 2

WALT - Use complex sentences in our writing

Instructions

1 - Recap independent & dependent clauses with your teacher

2 - File, copy and turn in the activity below

4 - Complete the complex sentences activity

5 - Share your learning on your blog

Activity

Independent clauses video

Google Presentation

Dependent clauses video