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English links to help our writing [|This site has some great ideas and games for improving grammar and sentence structures]
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[|Sentence magic] to improve sentence structures ||

creates a 'word cloud' and is excellent as a thesaurus or for enriching writing. || Try this site to build your word power || This link has some great words to build your vocabulary. || Use this [|link] to buzzin.net and find out. ||= The [|BBC] site has both lessons and exercises to help your understanding of English grammar and writing conventions. || ||= Try this great [|writing site] by the same person who developed Rainbow maths, Jenny Eather || This link has some great ideas on how to persuade, as well as other useful tips for different genre || English Maven has links and exercises to improve your word study and grammar skills. || ||= Try out Caram31's great site for finding anagrams.
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 * = What do all those writing and grammar terms mean?
 * = Use this link to create different poetry forms
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 * = Try this site to find some advice on how to write different types of speech

[] || || Another useful link for developing the correct structure when writing persuasive texts is this site. ||
 * This site has some good advice for how to write a persuasive text
 * This blog has some ideas on how to write and deliver a speech. Summarise the main points and draw a mind map template.

|| This site has an analysis of Martin Luther King's 'I have a Dream' speech. What are the persuasive techniques you think are most useful?

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 * Is your speech topic about heroes? See what some other writers have to say about their hero.

|| An example of a very influential speech from a very young activist! media type="youtube" key="5g8cmWZOX8Q?fs=1" height="385" width="480" || media type="custom" key="6789771" align="center" || media type="custom" key="4250335" ||= Advice on eye contact and using gestures for your speech media type="custom" key="4250363" || ||  ||
 * || This slide show explains some features and purposes of persuasive writing. List and adapt the ones you think best suit your speech topic.
 * = Advice on How to Prepare for a Speech
 * This site had some very good advice for writing speeches, and other writing ideas