Monday - Period 2

In preparation for your upcoming Speech Assessment Task, we will take a look at the presentation criteria for the task and discuss the areas of eye contact, voice modulation, volume, pace, pauses, and body language/gestures.  Then to put this into practise you will each be given a topic on which you will speak to the class for 45 seconds, concentrating on using each of the above elements to engage your audience.

To complete our 'Art of Rhetoric' unit, you will complete a reflection sheet to consider your learning about rhetoric.

Tuesday - Period 3

Language exercise:  nominalisation (conversion of a verb to a noun)
Examples:

• Hitler invaded Poland in 1939.  It marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.
• Hitler's invasion of Poland in 1939 marked the beginning of World War II in Europe.

As part of our study of Principal Clark's speech in Lean on Me, you will be writing a paragraph response to the question:  Evaluate the effectiveness of Principal Clark's speech in Lean On Me in achieving his purpose.


In today's lesson a paragraph response to this type of question has been modelled to guide your response to the above question.Paragraph Exemplar - Yr 10

Monday - Period 2 & Wednesday - Period 3

To consolidate what we have done so far we will take a look at the subject specific terminology list for this unit and clarify our understandings of the terms encountered to date.

Lean on Me - Principal Clark's Speech

We will start examining this speech through a word cloud to predict the tone and subject matter of the text.  Next, you will look at the transcript and annotate the techniques that you can identify.  Finally, you will complete the following on your Weebly:

1. SOAPS details
2. Tone of the speech - what attitude is being expressed by Principal Clark.  Explain your answer
3. Use of ethos, pathos, and/or logos - how is this developed?
4. A paragraph response to the question -  Evaluate the effectiveness of Principal Clark's speech in Lean On Me in achieving his purpose.

Tuesday - Period 3 & Thursday - Period 1

 

Inpendence Day Speech:

Continuing our work from last lesson, you will annotate your own personal copy of the speech.  We will look at how it is structured and the 'voices' it contains.

Once this is complete you will need to complete the following tasks on your Weebly:

1. Under the 'Rhetoric' tab create a new sub-page called 'Independence Day'.
2. Using 'SOAPS' describe each section.
3. Insert the video onto your page (locate the embed code from Youtube)
4. Underneath the video describe the structure
5. Describe the 'voices' contained in the speech.

Friday - Period 5

Rhetorical study of The President's address in the film, Independence Day.

1. Initial task:  SOAPS - Speaker - Occasion - Audience - Purpose - Subject

2. Speech deconstruction: using the frequency list and your Rhetorical Devices Glossary, locate the rhetorical devices found in the text.  In groups of 2 or 3, annotate your copy using sticky notes.

Wednesday - Period 3

Group A:  Weebly - ethos, pathos and logos.  Understanding shown using a print advertisement under a sub-heading 'Ethos - Pathos - Logos'.
Group B:  Introduction to rhetorical devices (glossary)

Monday - Period 2

Group A:  introduction to rhetorical devices (glossary)
Group B:  Weebly - ethos, pathos and logos.  Understanding shown using a print advertisement under a sub-heading 'Ethos - Pathos - Logos'.

Thursday - Period 1

Ethos - Pathos - Logos
Today we will look at each of these as part of Aristotle's theory of effective communication.
Ethos Pathos Logos Sheet


Then we will look at the Chevron, 'Human Energy' television advertisements and discuss the use of each element.

Tuesday - Period 3

To begin our study of rhetoric we will consider the relationships between each of the following elements:
COMMUNICATOR - AUDIENCE - AIM - PURPOSE - SUBJECT - MEDIUM - CONTEXT

Following discussion around these areas you need to:

1. Create a new page on your Weebly titled 'Rhetoric'
2. On that page write your definition of rhetoric
3. In point form detail your understanding of the relationships between the above elements

Wednesday - Period 3

Welcome to English in 2012.  We will begin this year with the following:

• Outline of what you will study this year
• A look at this blog and the Weebly you will complete your work on
• Set up the book you will keep this year
• If time, begin to look at our first unit on rhetoric