Speech Lesson Plans

Students watch a video entitled "Do You Speak American?" and respond to discussion questions about the various dialects showcased throughout the video to identify the regional linguistic styles throughout America. As a culminating activity, students complete a journal, portfolio, or writing assignment.

Students continue their public speaking skills by writing an either/or speech. Individually, they complete an outline on what they want to discuss and give their speech to the class. To end the lesson, they complete a rubric for each speaker and offer constructive criticism.

Learners study the cycle of how we listen and hear our own speech. They examine sound waves, and the role of the nervous system in hearing. They investigate the cues besides lipreading that deaf people rely on for comprehension.

Students give spontaneous speeches.  For this speech lesson, students give short speeches on randomly chosen topics.  They videotape speeches for later use.  Topics and a rubric are provided.

Seventh graders deliver an informational speech. In this public speaking lesson, 7th graders prepare, write, and deliver an effective speech using visual aids. Lesson includes ready-to-print attachments. Differentiated support and extension activities are suggested.

Students observe firsthand how today's Court exercises this responsibility at a time when technology has extended the freedom to speak in ways our nation's founders could not have imagined. They trace the judicial review process within the Supreme Court.

Students see that freedom of speech is not absolute and that society and the legal system recognize limits on the freedom of speech. They explore issues in which freedom of speech conflicts with other values.

Students listen to King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. They use a fill-in-the-blanks worksheet to express their dreams for the world in a format similar to King's speech.

Students give speeches to their class.  In this scripted speech lesson, students give a scripted speech to their classmates.  students record evaluations using the NoteFolio technology.  They review their recorded speech.

Fifth graders view photographs and read the "I Have a Dream" speech. In this Civil Rights lesson, 5th graders discuss and evaluate photographs from a perspective other than their own.