My year 7s are studying non-fiction at the moment, which I personally find very boring! To spice things up, we’ve been looking at non-fiction textual forms through the theme of comic books (see my other lessons for examples). This lesson/2 lessons examines the features of speeches, with examples being the grand speeches comic villains perform.
Included:

• Two clips of Ego and Bane- why are their speeches convincing?
• Analysis activities for the Joker’s speech from The Dark Knight
• Model critical paragraph
• Creative: students write their own villain speech
• Extension: Students create a comic page featuring their villain and given speech.

My class loved it. Enjoy!