Strathmore Secondary CollegeYear 9 English 2013

Introductory Lesson to Year 9 EnglishDate: January 31st

Goals:To familiarise myself with the year 9 course

outlineTo reflect on my strengths and weaknesses in

this subject

Year 9 English

Teacher’s Name: Ms SmithSemester One Course Outline

1. Persuasive Writing2. Text Study: The Simple Gift

3. Poetry4. Writing Folio

5. Oral Presentations(Copy this into your work books)

Three Rules for My Classroom

1. Come to class prepared and willing to learn (correct resources, completion of homework and appropriate attitude)

2. Raise your hand when you wish to share something with the class.

3. No movement around the class without permission.

Presentation

• Workbook or Folder for English– Date each lesson– Copy Goal– Sub-headings for starter and tasks– Rule off at the end or start of each lesson– Blue or black pen only– Paste in handouts

Task:

List 3 things you enjoyed about English in year 8

List 4 things you were good at in English in year 8

List 4 things you were not so good at in year 8 English

1. List 5 areas you would like to improve in during your year of year 9 English.2. For each area, list how you will go about improving

Area I want to improve What I need to do to improve1.

2. 3. 4. 5.

Writing Task: Task: You are required to write a descriptive piece in which you tell me about yourself. You need to include information about: • your personality• Your interests• your strengths and weaknesses as a student• your goals for 2013As you are writing, pay careful attention to paragraphs, spelling,

punctuation, grammar, interesting vocabulary, repetition

Length: Approx. 400 wordsDue Date: Friday February 1st

Accessing Prior Learning

1. What is the aim of a persuasive piece?What are the different types of persuasive pieces?2. Make a list of as many persuasive devices as you can remember.

Pair Share

Feedback

You’ve made the list now see if you can match the term to its definition

Activity: Match the term to its definition

Match the term to its definition

Term Definition

Emotive Language An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing. The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning. For example: “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”

Inclusive Language The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas often creating an image in the reader’s mind.

Imagery Use of we, our, we all know

Connotation Language that causes an emotional response. Use of ‘loaded’ adjectives.

Term Definition

Emotive Language Language that causes an emotional response. Use of ‘loaded’ adjectives.

Inclusive Language Use of we, our, we all knowImagery The use of vivid or figurative language

to represent objects, actions, or ideas often creating an image in the reader’s mind.

Connotation An idea or meaning suggested by or associated with a word or thing. The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning. For example: “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”

Applying your knowledge

Copy and label the headlines as either emotive, inclusive, imagery and connotation• Rebels without a cause• A bright future crushed• Our lives becoming squeezy• Royals open their hearts• Fallen Digger honoured as ‘one of the very best’• Family massacred

• Extension: write your own examples

Reflection• What have I learnt about argumentative writing today?

Homework:Accesshttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/games/english/index.shtml

Have your parents sign your planner to show that you have accessed the site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2IVKruQSw

Watch and list the tips provided in your own words.

Aim: To analyse an effective speechTo identify persuasive devices and employ them in our writing

• Starter: Make a list of persuasive devices

OLD MAJOR (Animal Farm)• "Now, comrades, what is the nature of this life of

ours? Let us face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short. We are born, we are given just so much food as will keep the breath in our bodies, and those of us who are capable of it are forced to work to the last atom of our strength; and the very instant that our usefulness has come to an end we are slaughtered with hideous cruelty. No animal in England knows the meaning of happiness or leisure after he is a year old. No animal in England is free. The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.”

Now look for persuasive devices in the second part of his speech.

• Find: Rule of 3Rhetorical QuestionsEmotive languageHyperbole (exaggeration)Forceful phrasesRepetition Personal pronouns

• "But is this simply part of the order of nature? Is it because this land of ours is so poor that it cannot afford a decent life to those who dwell upon it? No, comrades, a thousand times no! The soil of England is fertile, its climate is good, it is capable of affording food in abundance to an enormously greater number of animals than now inhabit it. This single farm of ours would support a dozen horses, twenty cows, hundreds of sheep–and all of them living in a comfort and a dignity that are now almost beyond our imagining. Why then do we continue in this miserable condition? Because nearly the whole of the produce of our labour is stolen from us by human beings. There, comrades, is the answer to all our problems. It is summed up in a single word–Man. Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever.”

Should school uniforms be banned?Yes (For) NO (against)

What is your contention?• Uniforms should be banned.• Uniforms should not be banned.Select three points to include in the body of your essay.Include some of the persuasive devices from your list.Extension refute one of the opposing arguments (those who support/or oppose claim that….This, however, is not the case…)

Write to convince a reader of your opinion.• Start with an introduction (an introduction lets a reader know

what you are going to write about).• Write your opinion on the topic (Give reasons for your opinion.

Explain your reasons)• Finish with a conclusion (A conclusion sums up your writing so

that a reader is convinced of your opinion)

Twenty Minutes of Silent Writing

Peer Assess

• www• ebi

• Is there a clear contention?• Does the writer manage to persuade you?

Why/not?

• Hand in for assessment.

To evaluate an argumentative essay

• Page 135 of English Alive 2• Write their own

To identify aspects of persuasive language

• Starter:How would you convince me to take to you to the movies?How would you persuade your parents to take you to the movies?

(what devices would you use?)

Me Parents Similarities

What differences did you notice?

• How did your intended audience affect your choices?

• Page 59 English Mosaic 4

Analysing and Writing Arguments

• Violent computer/video games should be banned

• Harry Potter should be banned• Over protective parenting• Persuade your teacher to take you to the

movies

• NAPLAN prompts

• http://www.nap.edu.au/verve/_resources/NAPLAN2011_prompt__caged_animals_final.pdf

ISSUE: Smoking should be banned in public outdoor areas

Intro 1Smoking should be banned because is polluting the air, other people have to breathe it and is

makes a mess.

Is this an effective introduction? Does it engage the audience? Does it start to persuade

you…?

How can you improve it? Write a better introduction for this issue.

Think about… • ‘Voice’ – whose perspective are you writing from?• Tone – what ‘mood’ do you want to use?• Emotive language – how will play on the reader’s

emotions?• Appeals – what are you appealing to in the reader

– desire to be healthy, care for environment• Inclusive language

Intro 2It is essential that smoking is eradicated immediately from public outdoor areas in order to protect the health of our society and environment, and to enable everyone to enjoy the beauty of our public spaces. Do you think it’s fair that we should all suffer so that a few can continue this habbit?

Copy this into your book. Underline and annotate (write a note beside the underlined part) the contention, and

the key arguments.In a different colour, underline and annotate the

persuasive devices used.

Sample Topic sentence: Smoking in public places is bad for people’s health

BORING!!!!!

How can you make this topic sentence better? Write your own – using persuasive devices

Sample Topic Sentence: Until the government improves legislation, public areas such as gardens, outdoor eating areas and sporting events are unfairly and unnecessarily hazardous to our health, due to polluted air caused by smokers.

What makes this a stronger topic sentence compared to the first example?

Write out this example and underline and annotate the techniques.