Sources and Provenance
This page records how the packet was made and what it deliberately excludes. It is a transparency record, not a substitute for a teacher's professional judgement. The packet is original teaching material written for LessPlan.
What this packet is
- An original, generic five-week unit on persuasive speaking for Year 9.
- Sixteen public HTML pages, including the overview and this provenance page.
- Written in Australian English for a secondary English audience.
- Static, print-friendly and usable without a login.
- Formative in purpose: it describes success criteria and feedback, not results.
What it is not
- It is not a school program, faculty plan or scope-and-sequence document.
- It is not a formal reporting instrument and contains no test papers, marking keys or reporting schedules.
- It does not reproduce copyrighted speeches, advertisements, articles or transcripts.
- It does not contain student names, school data, staff details or confidential material.
- It is not affiliated with any political party, campaign, publisher or rights holder.
Original content
All explanatory prose, tables, prompts, models, checklists and worked examples were written for this packet. The model speeches and example sentences are original teaching material. They are not transcripts of real speeches and do not reproduce the words of any public figure or campaign.
The packet draws on long-established public concepts in rhetoric and argumentation: ethos, pathos and logos; claim, evidence and warrant; steelmanning and refutation; common fallacies; and audience analysis. These concepts are not owned by any single author and are presented here in original wording and examples. No proprietary framework, program or template is reproduced.
Public-domain and licensed material
| Material | Status in this packet | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Packet prose, tables and examples | Original, created for LessPlan. | Published as part of the site. |
| Political speeches and advertisements | Not reproduced. | Teachers may use short extracts with attribution and copyright checks. |
| News articles and commentary | Not reproduced. | Use short quotations with attribution or link to the source. |
| Images, video and audio | Not reproduced. | Use original or licensed material; credit sources. |
| Data and statistics | Not reproduced. | Cite the organisation, date and definitions used. |
| Student work | Not included. | Use only with informed consent and school approval. |
Quotation and attribution
- Keep quotations short and attribute them accurately.
- Do not reproduce a full speech without checking copyright status.
- Do not present a paraphrase as a direct quotation.
- Check the date and context of historical quotations.
- Do not use a modern recording unless the licence allows it.
- Credit the creator of any image, graph or data set.
Deliberate exclusions
| Excluded | Reason |
|---|---|
| Formal reporting instruments, test papers and marking keys | The packet is a teaching and formative-feedback resource. |
| Scores, bands, weightings and rankings | These belong to a school's own reporting process, not a public packet. |
| Task numbers, due dates and submission dates | These are school-specific and change each year. |
| Student names, work samples and school data | Privacy and consent. |
| Copyrighted speeches, advertisements and images | Copyright and licensing. |
| Partisan political endorsements | The packet teaches persuasion, not a campaign. |
| Specific medical, legal or financial advice | The packet teaches argument, not professional advice. |
Accessibility and print
- Pages use semantic headings, tables with header cells and a skip link.
- Colour is not the only way information is conveyed.
- Pages are designed to print without the site navigation.
- Text is written in plain Australian English where possible.
- Audio is optional; no page depends on sound alone.
- Tables are used for comparison and planning, not for decorative layout.
Review and correction
The packet was last reviewed in October 2026. If you find an error, an outdated reference or a copyright concern, use the contact page to report it. Corrections are made to the public page rather than issued as a separate erratum.
Version
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Packet | Year 9 Power of Speech • Persuasion |
| Public pages | 16, including the overview |
| Sequence | Five weeks |
| Language | Australian English |
| Last reviewed | October 2026 |
| Author | LessPlan, curated and engineered by Mr. Heneghan |
This page is a provenance record. It does not grant permission to reuse any copyrighted speech, advertisement, image or transcript a teacher may add to a local adaptation.