Public Speaking – Page 2 – Teaching English Language Arts

Argumentative vs Persuasive Speaking and Writing

July 30, 2015July 27, 2015 by admin

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Arguing or Persuading??? Check out this discussion thread on English Companion Ning which includes Carol S’s distinction, as well as a list of quality resources to teach this key kind of writing and meet Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. Reply by Carol S Argue = change what the readers…

Organizing a Week of Speeches

June 24, 2015January 6, 2018 by admin

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Speaking and Listening in CCSS Consider the two sides of communication: the SPEAKER and the LISTENER as you continue to massage your assignments and scheduling. Because critical listening and useful commenting are skills of equal value to speaking well, I ask students to provide written feedback to each speaker. To…

Spring into Speeches and Meet CCSS in Content Areas

March 7, 2014February 25, 2014 by admin

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Speeches meet CCSS By Spring of the school year, your students likely are comfortable enough with you and their classmates to give oral presentations with more confidence and competence than they could in the opening semester. Now is a good time to assign a formal informative or persuasive speech that…

Code Switching and Blending

September 29, 2013October 27, 2013 by admin

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Which English? Switch or Blend? Students sometimes ask why English Language Arts teachers spend so much time on grammar. Here are a few prompts to lay the ground work for such instruction. Once students understand why it may be to their advantage to be able to switch to Standard English,…

Website Evaluation – Not too soon

August 15, 2013October 27, 2013 by admin

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Evaluating Websites As the new school year begins, many teachers are designing assignments for which students conduct on-line research. Help students choose wisely by teaching them ways to evaluate the websites they view. After showing your students either or both of the videos below at least two times, consider allotting…

Arguments Based on Dystopian Literature

July 15, 2013July 9, 2013 by admin

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The Iron Heel is a dystopian novel by American writer Jack London, first published in 1908.Generally considered to be the earliest of the modern Dystopian novels, it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It is arguably the novel in which Jack London's socialist views are…

Preparing to Present a Poem

April 1, 2013September 9, 2013 by admin

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Poetry - Prep to Recite Spend some time reading poetry and deciding which poem you like well enough to share with the class. (Please select a new poem; one not done for previous assignments or projects). Steps to Selection 1. Select a collection of poems (a collection by the same…

Student Feedback to Peer Speeches

March 25, 2013October 29, 2013 by admin

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Student Feedback to Speeches Planning Speech Presentation for Efficient Student Feedback (See variety of feedback forms below) To help student focus on various aspects of public speaking by classmates, for each round of speeches, I ask students to complete one section of our speech check list each day they are…

Inherit the Wind – Unit of Study

March 13, 2013September 9, 2013 by admin

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[caption id="attachment_4601" align="alignleft" width="300"] from http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B0dc_J4e1CE/T-jv2MyZlvI/AAAAAAAACnI/cBUq5ju97-c/s1600/inherit_wind.jpg[/caption] Literature Study: Inherit the Wind Propaganda, Persuasion and Play-writing Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Lee Adapted from McDougal Littell Conversation: Lessons of History Includes links to Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts Download Inherit the Wind Lessons Though based…

Observing 2012 Presidential Debates

October 1, 2012October 24, 2012 by admin

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Have you seen this resource from Frank Baker? He acknowledges that the conten is somewhat dated, the basic elements still are useful in its updated format. Take a look and adapt to your setting. OBSERVING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES I used it with success during the 2008 election season. It proved to…

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