Steer by Missy HigginsListen to the song or read the lyrics on the next page, and find clues to help us make

predictions.

Predict: what do you think the song is

about?

Predict: what kind of things might the

video include?

Steer by Missy Higgins

Feel it falling off like clothingTaste it rolling on your tongueSee the lights above you glowingOh, and breathe them deep into your lungsIt was always simple, not hidden hardYou've been pulling at the stringsPlaying puppeteer for kingsAnd you've had enoughBut the search ends hereWhere the night is totally clearAnd your heart is fierceSo now you finally knowThat you control where you goYou can steerSo, hold this feeling like a new born

Of freedom surging through your veinsYou have opened up a new doorSo bring on the wind, the fire and the rainIt was always simple, not hidden hardYou've been played at a gameCalled remembering your nameAnd you stuffed it upBut the search ends hereWhere the night is totally clearAnd your heart is fierceSo now you finally knowThat you control where you goYou can steer, ohSo now you finally know

That you control where you goYou can steer'cause you've been listening for answersOh, but the city screams and all your dreams go unheardBut the search ends hereWhere the night is totally clearAnd your heart is fierceSo now you finally knowThat you control where you goYou can steer, ohYeah, get out of the box and step into the clear, oh'cause now you finally know you can steer

Film FridaySteer by Missy Higgins

What do all of these things have in common?

Answer: They are all motivational, intended to make

the reader believe in themselves.

LO: to identify the features of a motivational

speech, so that I can use them effectively

within my own writing.

Do you know any famous motivational speeches?

Do you know anyone who was/is really great at

making them?

We are now going to explore the techniques

that are used in motivational speeches.

THINK:

FEARRR!

Not the scared

type though… it

stands for:

Facts and opinionsEmotive languageAddress the audienceRepetitionRhetorical questions

Rule of three

Task 1

Can you find any of the FEARRR techniques in any of

the motivational speeches you’ve been given?

Read each of the extracts and highlight any of the

FEARRR techniques.

You will need to annotate which technique is being

used.

Done?

Which speech do you

think is the most

effective?

Why? What makes it

stand out from the

rest?

Can you place each

speech from most

impactful to least?

Look at techniques,

phrases, vocabulary.

This motivational speech

has been written to help

motivate you ready for

KS3!

Your task is to write your

own motivational speech

for yourself and your

friends!

Facts and opinionsEmotive languageAddress the audienceRepetitionRhetorical questions

Rule of three

Don’t forget FEARRR!