Lesson Plan
Lesson 9: Persuasive Speech – Researching
60 minutes | Suitable for Grades: 5 - 6A 60 minute lesson in which students will research evidence to include in a persuasive speech about a topical issue.
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Lesson Plan
Tuning In
- Watch the Kid President – How To Change The World video on YouTube. Ask the students:
- What is Kid President trying to persuade his listeners to do?
- What persuasive language and devices does he use?
- What does Kid President do each time he presents a view different to his own?
Teacher Instruction
- Project the Writing a Speech Poster on the board. Read through the poster as a class. Explain to the students that they will be researching, constructing and presenting a persuasive speech of their own.
- Provide the students with a copy of the Persuasive Speech Writing Task. Read through the task instructions as a class and answer any questions the students may have.
- Discuss the possible sources that the students could use to gather evidence to support their viewpoint e.g. books, websites. Remind the students to use reliable sources and, where possible, those that have been designed specifically for children. Alternatively, provide the students with fact sheets for each of the three issues. Reliable information can be accessed at the following websites:
Guided/Independent Learning
- Monitor and support the students as they brainstorm arguments and research evidence for their persuasive speeches. Remind the students to record their research as dot point notes on the graphic organiser provided in the task booklet.
Wrapping Up
- Check on how the students are progressing with their research. The speed at which the students research, and the level to which they research, will vary.
Differentiation
Extending Students
- Encourage more capable students to collect as much relevant, detailed evidence as they can from a variety of reliable sources.
Supporting Students
- Support students with lower literacy levels to access relevant evidence by assisting them to locate appropriate sources.
Assessment Strategies
Suggested Assessment Strategies
- used strategic whole class or individual questioning
- observed student participation during learning activities
- recorded student progress on a checklist
- annotated student work samples
- collected and reviewed student work samples
- facilitated whole class or peer feedback sessions
- encouraged student self-reflection
- administered formal assessment tasks.
NSW Curriculum alignment
- EN3-2A
Composes, edits and presents well-structured and coherent texts
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCELY329
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audience
- VCELY358
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audience
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACELY1704
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive print and multimodal texts, choosing text structures, language features, images and sound appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationsusing research from print and digital resources t...
- ACELY1714
Plan, draft and publish imaginative, informative and persuasive texts, choosing and experimenting with text structures, language features, images and digital resources appropriate to purpose and audienceElaborationscreating informative texts for two ...
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