Notes for teachers

  • This speech should be appropriate for many Key Stage 4/5 students and can of course be adapted and reduced further for use with younger or less able students.
  • Three specific activities are given with parts of the speech; of course, more are possible.
  • The speech was meant to be read aloud and heard. Why not encourage students to read it in various ways?
  • Why not encourage your students to post messages when they find parts of the text which are examples of effective persuasion? They could say why they think the parts of the text are effective and ask other students to find other examples.