Rhetoric and Debate Persuasive Language Scheme - Outstanding

A fun, practical, excellent resource created by a highly experienced classroom teacher.

This is very popular with teachers and students alike. It teaches a range of rhetorical and debate strategies with very practical and fun and practical activities.

This resource has over 15 lessons and resources teaching:
-Persuasive Language devices (activities watching resources to see how successfully it is achieved and applying devices)

• Aristotle’s Ethos, Pathos and Logos.
• Cicero’s structure of creating an argument
• Applying the Heroes Journey as a persuasive device
• Techniques: Fallacies, reluctant conclusion, doubting yourself as a speaker, personal sacrifice etc.
• Using humour and irony in speeches
• Analysis of speeches from modern day politicians as well as inspiring and motivational speeches from motivational and civil rights speakers.
• Introductory ‘Finding Your Own Voice’ speaking game to help the more meek students gain confidence in front of their peers.
• Applying persuasive language to holiday articles (GCSE English Language skills)
• KS3 Speaking and Listening Teacher Assessed and Peer Assessed Mark Scheme (tapered down from KS4)