Dear Future Me
Persuasive Speeches
St John's Grammar
100

What type of punctuation goes at the end of a sentence?

A full stop.

100

What "Word of the Week" means to convince someone to believe or do something?

Persuade

100

Which house won swim carnival this year.

Halstead

200

What goes at the start of the letter before the greeting (eg. Dear Ms Bates)?

An address?

200

What skill helps you engage your audience by looking at them when you present a speech?

Eye contact

200

What is the name of the SSO who has spent the most English lessons with us this term?

Mary

300

What way of reading helps you notice spelling and grammar mistakes in your work.

Reading out loud

300

What persuasive technique involves presenting evidence as numbers (eg. 99% of people think English is the best subject)?

Statistics

300
Which St John's building on the Secondary Campus is the oldest?

Retreat House

400

What 'Word of the Week' means feeling worried or scared.

Apprehensive

400

What persuasive technique engages the audience by asking them something?

Rhetorical question

400

Which 2 year levels of students did not attend camp in week 8

Year 7 and Year 9

500

What year in the future were you sending your Dear Future Me letter to?

2085

500

What persuasive technique uses words like 'we' 'our' 'us' to make the audience feel involved?

Inclusive language

500

Which house was Ms Bates a member of when she was a student at St John's.

Moffatt