Focus: Leadership Speeches

Learning Intention: To be able to use a planner to plan a persuasive speech. 

Hook
Watch 'Best School Captain Speech'.

Mini Lesson

Show the different planners to the students. Discuss the sections of a speech. 

Independent

Choose a leader to research from the Notable Australian List or you may have one of your own choice.

In writing books - Write down your 'chosen leader' as the heading of a new page. Students will spend time writing down questions that they wish to research about their chosen leader.

Reflection
Share their chosen leader and some questions they will be researching. 

Focus: Leadership Speeches

Learning Intention:  To be able to write a leadership speech. 

Hook
Watch 'Jenaly's Presidential Election speech'

Mini Lesson

Look at the last page of each document. There is an example speech. Show the students and discuss how we write a speech in paragraph and list then explain their reasons for wanting a leadership position. 

Independent

Students use their planner to write their speech. They can look at the example speeches but DO NOT COPY them! 

Remember they need to add personality into the speech to show the audience who they are. 

This group is to be working with the teacher. 

Students who are not applying for a role can continue with independent writing.

Reflection
How are you tracking? 

Hook
Watch 'Elijah's School Captain Speech'.

Mini Lesson
Gather the group of students who are applying for leadership positions and discuss how they are going. Are they on track- remind them of the structure of a speech and that they need to add personality/ voice into the speech.  

Independent

Students use their planner to write their speech. They can look at the example speeches but DO NOT COPY them! 

Remember they need to add personality into the speech to show the audience who they are. 

This group is to be working with the teacher. 

Students who are not applying for a role can continue with independent writing.

Reflection

Are you on track with your speech? 

Does your personality come through in your speech?