Many students worry about their first day at
secondary school. Imagine you are going to give a
speech to the new year seven group in their first
assembly. Give them advice based on your own
experiences.
• Get the tone right: be support, positive and welcoming (without being
condescending).
• Use the persuasive devices associated with speeches as well as AFOREST.
• Vary your sentence lengths and punctuation.
Audience Awareness (Year Seven Worries…)
• Making friends and fitting in
• Getting lost
• Homework and getting detentions
• New subjects they have never studied before
• Travelling to and from school using the buses
YOU WILL BE MARKED ON:
• Persuasive Devices
• Audience awareness (Tone)
• Layout and structure
• SPAG