Writing Your Speech

This powerpoint is a useful resource for speech writing and presenting.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/speech/index.htm

Persuade Me!
Practice your persuasive language techniques.

• Visit this website to get some resources to help you with you persuasive writing http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/index.asp?topic=Persuasive

• Complete these sentences (with thanks to Elementary School @ Web English Teacher)

1. I am writing to.....
2. I have heard a rumour that...
3. We can do without this.
4. How unfair!
5. Obviously....
6. I believe that....
7. This will cause...
8. A friend of mine says...
9. Do you really think that....
10. Is it really worth....
11. Local people feel that...
12. Surely...
13. Of course...
14. Another thing.....
15. Just think that...

These are really useful sentences to include in you persuasive speech.