GCSE English Language 9-1 Scaffolded Speech Writing - Whole Text Exercise (about Homework)

This is an editable resource (if you feel the need to tweak!) but a PDF is included too.

Ever tried to teach speech writing and been met with a sea of faces staring back blankly? However, when the terminal exam promises the distinct possibility of a speech writing task (Paper 2 Question 5) then students must be prepared for this eventuality.

This is one way to encourage students to write good speeches.

This set of prompts is designed to introduce students to speech writing in a number of ways. It resource is designed as a 60 minute section of any class and it focuses on a FULL RESPONSE for a speech about whether or not students should be made to do homework.

If you want to use exercise books, there is an ‘instruction only’ set here too.

Each paragraph the students must write is accompanied by a number of prompts to the left. The prompts indicate what they should write. So, the first (major) prompts, for example, are:

Para 1
Write a one word sentence using an exclamation mark.
Then, ask a rhetorical question.

Para 2
Overview
Give a brief overview of the points you will make in your speech (use the ones you jotted down on the first page).
Use a list to do this.
Don’t make this too long!

Para 3
Make your statement.
This is your message – your side of the argument. Tell your audience what your message is.

• Start with: “Personally, I believe…” or similar.
• Use a compound sentence
• Finish your last sentence with an ellipsis.

…and so on!

The prompts then progress, enabling the students to create a complete response which includes all of the skills descriptors for Paper 1 Question 5. Your students should end up with a piece containing a minimum of 9 paragraphs of varying language with structural features and language devices used throughout.

This lesson could also be used as a ‘snap’ revision session or a cover class. In fact it’s a highly adaptable (and editable!) resource which you can turn to many things.

These exercises cover the following Assessment Objectives:

AO5: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts
AO6: Candidates must use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.