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Public Speaking Lesson Plans
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Encourage inference skills with this research project. The class researches past United States presidents' methods of confronting crises. They write a State of the Union Address for that president in historical context.
Can word choice affect a candidate's likeability to the public? Use this New York Times lesson to explore how a presidential candidate's likeability factor can fluctuate in public opinion polls. Young readers choose a presidential election from their lifetime and research the various Democratic or Republican candidates' backgrounds in informational text.
Young scholars explore the value of language to express messages that seem to be too strong for words by studying how American presidents have marked significant events in the past.
Students examine the contributions made to our country by Barbara Jordan. They read and discuss the books "The Sneetches" and "Building a Bridge," write journal entries, participate in a discrimination simulation, create a class bulletin board, and create a poster about tolerance.
Students utilize higher level thinking skills by formulating new applications for simple machines in an original invention that solves a common problem. They brainstorm ideas for a new product using simple machines and communicate a finished project through an oral, written, and graphic presentation.
After their group discussion of pig facts, your class will listen to the folk tale, The Pig Who Went Home on Sunday and then answer comprehension questions about the story. There are several activities to complete using the pig theme, and a teacher could increase the focus on geography, or on farming using additional materials
Students listen to Rooster's Night Out and answer comprehension questions. In this Rooster's Night Out lesson, students access prior information and discuss new information on birds. Students draw the characters from the book and participate in cooking and phonics activities related to the book.
Students participate in debates related to the history of the United States. In groups, they research their opinion on the purpose of debates and how a debater's posture affect the outcome of the debates. They identify the political issues in the election and state their opinion on each issue. To end the lesson, they debate the issues and discuss how candidates can deal with personal attacks.
Students discuss how they use communication devices. They read an article about communication technology. They create a poster depicting the impact of such devices on future generations. They also write a paper about what they have learned about being "overconnected".
Students view the AMERICAN MASTERS episode titled ALICE WATERS AND HER DELICIOUS REVOLUTION. They examine their own eating habits and determine how they can eat food that is both healthier and tastier. Through Guided Reading strategies, they use their findings to develop a proposal to the principal about improving the quality of food in the school.
