It gives a detail explanation for the devices and language used to write a speech according to the CAIE pattern. It explains the use of linguistic devices such as rhetorical question, parallelism, rule of 3, anecdote, and quotes. It will help the students to develop a strong base for their speech writing task as it will clear all of their misconcepts.

1. Speech writing

2. Objectives
• Use register appropriate to audience and context
• Use features of speech writing to develop an engaging content

3. Section 1: Directed Writing You are advised to write between 200 and 300 words. Total marks
for this section: 30
• You will be awarded up to 15 marks for following the task instructions. • You will be awarded
up to 15 marks for the language you use.
• Your best friend is a popular person at school and is very successful both inside and outside
the classroom. Your friend is leaving the school to move overseas. Your teacher, Mr
Johnson, asks you to make a speech to your classmates on the last day of term wishing your
friend goodbye and good luck.
Write your speech. You must include the following:
• the name of your friend and where your friend is going
• why your friend is moving
• what you and your classmates will miss about your friend.
Cover all three points above in detail. You should make sure your speech is both polite and
friendly. Start your speech, ‘Mr Johnson and friends…’

4. STARTER ACTIVITY
• How is speech different from other types of directed
writing?

5. Speech Writing Format
Ladies & gentlemen, (for general audience) /
Honourable Principal, respected teachers & dear fellow students,(for school audience.
Introductory Paragraph
Leave a line
Development of First Content Point
Leave a line
Development of second Content Point
Leave a line
Development of second Content Point
Leave a line
Concluding lines
Leave a line
Thank you

6. Home Assignment
• Watch the speech and identify which rhetoric devices she has used in her
speech.
https://youtu.be/XHHmgWRaA-0

7. Linguistic features of speech writing
and rhetoric
• Rhetorical questions
• Quotes
• Rule of three
• Anecdote
• Parallelism
• Use exclamation marks
• Use personal pronouns- I , We ,You to develop conversational tone

8. What is a rhetorical question?
• A rhetorical question is a question that is asked for effect with no answer
expected. The answer may be immediately provided by the questioner or
obvious.
The question may have an obvious answer
The question may not have an answer
The question may be answered immediately by the questioner

9. Why do we use rhetorical
questions?
• Engage the audience
• Persuade the audience
• Evoke emotions
• Predict the audiences’ questions
• Emphasize a statement

10. Identify which ones are the rhetorical
questions?
• a) Don’t you ever think about anyone else?
b) Do you want any cake?
c) Are you hungry?
d) Are you interested in having more homework?
e) Are you expecting visitors?
f) Do you want your children to live in poverty?
g) When will this madness end?
h) When will you go to school?
i) If we don’t stop now, what will be next?

11. Why do we use Rule of 3?
• Rule of Three allows a speaker to express a concept, emphasize it, and make it
memorable.
Examples:
Julius Caesar
“Veni, vidi, vici” (I came, I saw, I conquered)
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
“Friends, Romans, Countrymen. Lend me your ears.“
“Government of the people, by the people, for the people“
Barack Obama, Inaugural Speech
“we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking
America“

12. Repetition
• It helps emphasize your point to your directly to your audience. The audience is more likely to
remember something that has been repeated.

13. AFL: Which rhetoric devices are used in the
following paragraph?
How often do we read content that surprises and delights? How often are we
really inspired by a blog post? Life is too short for monotone voices. Life is too
short for wishy-washy writing. Life is too short to regurgitate ideas without
adding value. It’s time to have fun, infuse your content with your personality, and
dazzle your readers with your words.