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Editing a Persuasive Speech

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Editing your letter

  1. Use the checklists below to edit your persuasive speech.
  2. Once you have edited your speech re-write a good copy in your book.

GENERAL EDITING CHECKLIST

  • I have re-written sentences to make themes sound more persuasive.

Punctuation

  • Each sentence has ending punctuation.
  • I have thought about where I need full stops, exclamation marks, questions marks, and commas.
  • Lists of three or more items contain commas. (Example: For breakfast I ate an apple, banana, and mango.)

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Capital letters

  • Each sentence begins with a capital letter.
  • Proper nouns begin with capital letters. (Example: Henry, Melbourne, Disneyland)

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Grammar

  • I have checked that my sentences make sense.

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Spelling

  • I circled words that were spelled incorrectly or words I wasn’t sure about.
  • I have used a dictionary or asked an adult to help me use the computer to check spelling.

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SUCCESS CRITERIA EDITING

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Use the success criteria checkbox on on the next page to make sure you have included all of the success criteria. If you are missing some edit your work to include them.

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Success Criteria

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Things I need to do for my writing to make it the best it can possibly be:

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I have used the correct layout for a persuasive speech

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I have directly addressed the audience

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I have used at least one of the following persuasive techniques: evidence (anecdotal), ‘rule of three’ or a rhetorical question.

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I have varied my sentences and have included at least one of the following sentence types- statement, command, question and exclamation.

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CHALLENGE: I have used all three persuasive techniques and/or write an extra point for your speech.

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