A ‘fake’ courtroom scenario, with a range of ‘evidence’ that encourages pupils to write the closing speech for either the Prosecution or Defence team.
After finding that my top set Year 8 students were getting bored with the repetitive nature of rhetoric, I created a three-part lesson sequence that encourages them to think about their opening and closing statements within a perusaisve speech.
Their ultimate task: Write a closing speech for either the prosecution or defence team.
Lesson 1: Exploring ‘controversial’ statements and formulating their opinion.
Lesson 2: The ‘crime’ is explained and they are provided with evidence to start planning their closing argument.
Lesson 3: They write their closing argument, making use of the evidence available.
Worked really well with my top set students, but it is accessible for all.
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