Speeches 2V

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Speeches

2vA

May 2025

Speeches

Lesson 1: The Introduction

Learning Goals (2 lessons)

At the end of these lesson you can:

• Prepare and write the introduction of your speech in a constructive way.
• Look critically at the contents of an article.
• Search effectively on the web for articles and use these for your speech.
  

What is a 'speech'?

Speeches: an overview

• In the next lessons we will explore and learn how to write your own speech in English.
  
• You will write a speech of 2 to 3 minutes.
  
• You will perform this speech in front of the class 
• Key notes only are allowed (so no presentation).
  

Listening to speeches.

We will now listen to one speech.

While listening you will take note of the following things -->

1. What is the speech about?
2. How do they persuade/convince the listener?
3. What do the speeches specifically 'do'?

Write your answers down on a seperate piece of paper. You will be required to input your answers in Lessonup after we finish listening.

Emma Watson 'HeForShe'
1. What is the speech about?

Emma Watson 'HeForShe'
2. How does the speech persuade/convince the listener?

Emma Watson 'HeForShe'
3. What does this speech 'do'?

Lesson 2. 

?What does a speech do?

What can you do as a speech
writer to 'convince' AND
inform' your listeners

Choosing a Topic

Choose one of the following prompts:

- If I were president of this country...

- If I were principal of this school...

Brainstorm - First ideas!
- If I were president of this country...
- If I were principal of this school...

Why reading articles is important for your speech.

1. Your speech will be backed up by facts and not only opinions.

 

2. When you make arguments/statements; being able to cite another source from an article makes the argument stronger.

3. Articles will give you ideas that you wouldn't have thought of otherwise.

How to use information from articles?

Never copy/paste information from an article into your own work. Try and put it in your own words.

 

If you do want to cite: then make sure the reader/listener knows you have taken the information from a source other than your own:

e.g.

'As said by Terry G. in his article Chess the Art Form : "Richard Cypher was a terrible chess player" '

Prepare: Preparing your speech

Homework  Friday 11th April 

• Find 2 articles to support your argument.

Homework  Monday 14th April 

• Hand in a draft of the introduction of your speech (we will work on writing during the next lessons)

But...how do you find the right articles? 

• How do you search?
• Search criteria? 
• Date of articles?

Sources: Guardian, New York Times, CBC Kids News, Time Magazine, 

Homework 11th April: Articles

-Think of an argument/idea that you want to convince us of. 

-Look up 2 articles which could support your idea(s)

-Find information you can use in your speech.

-Underline information in the aricle that you would want to refer to in your speech.

Next lesson

Explanation and examples of HOW to write your introduction. So you need to have an IDEA of what you want to write about!

Introduction. Make notes!

16-04-2025 > Speeches

Introduction. Some people still struggle. 

So.. 

Let's look at some examples of introductions 

Remember: Hook, transition, preview

Recap & P.E.E

Recap: What did we do before the break? We will re-watch to get you back into the swing of things

No intro yet? After the classical part you can re-watch the introduction video on teams

New stuff: P.E.E

Public Speaking Tips

Body of your speech

P.E.E

Point

Evidence 

Explanation

Point

Here is where you make a statement that relates to your opinion. 

This is something that you want to argue or prove, which you can develop further. 

Don’t forget, you should try to convince the audience of your opinion!

Evidence

Evidence is an example used to back up your point and provide proof to develop your point. Providing evidence will let the audience know that you are capable of understanding the topic. It also proves that your argument is credible. When choosing evidence, think of the following questions:

• Does this quote back up my point?
  
• Is this quote supportive of the argument I am making?
  
• Will I be able to explain this quote in more detail?
  
• Is this quote an appropriate length and to the point?

Explanation

Explain how your evidence backs up your point and consider what it suggests . You can draw your own conclusions based on the evidence you have found and make your own connections.

When explaining your evidence, think about the following questions:

• Why have I chosen this evidence?
  
• What does the evidence suggest?
  
• How does the evidence link to my point?
  
• What effect does this evidence have on my audience?

Independent work for rest lesson + tomorrow

1. Write at least 1 P.E.E of one of the main points you want to make.

2. Use the articles for the Evidence part (Remember: Don't copy paste any text from the article in your speech, use your own words.)

Point - Evidence - Explain

So... after your intro, #1 , #2 and #3

Follows the conclusion!

How do you write this?

Presentation Skills

Some good tips and tricks!

Make notes :-)