AQA GCSE English Language – Writing a Speech

AQA GCSE English Language – Writing a Speech is a fully editable teaching resource designed to support Year 10 and Year 11 students preparing for AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2 Section B: Writer’s Viewpoints and Perspectives.

This ready-to-use resource helps students understand how to plan, structure and write an effective exam-style speech. It introduces students to G.A.P. — Genre, Audience and Purpose — and shows them how to adapt tone, vocabulary and content to suit different tasks.

The lessons guide students through the key features of successful speech writing, including engaging openings, clear paragraph development, persuasive and rhetorical techniques, counterargument and rebuttal, and effective conclusions. Students are also supported with model responses, planning activities, mark scheme work, examiner-style comments and opportunities to review and improve their own writing.

Content includes:

• A detailed, editable PowerPoint presentation
• Step-by-step support for AQA Paper 2 Section B speech writing
• Activities on genre, audience and purpose
• Speech structure, conventions and layout guidance
• Support with introductions, developed points and conclusions
• FOREST persuasive techniques: facts, opinions, rhetorical questions, emotive language, statistics and triples
• Model responses at different levels
• Mark scheme tasks and examiner-style feedback
• Planning grids and exam-style writing tasks
• Self-assessment, reflection and redrafting activities

Ideal for whole-class teaching, GCSE revision, intervention lessons, homework and exam preparation, this resource gives teachers a complete set of materials to help students approach speech writing with greater confidence.

The resource is fully editable so teachers can adapt the slides, tasks and examples to suit their classes.