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- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students, by understanding appropriate public speaking techniques, explore how to prepare and deliver a persuasive speech. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - Higher Ed
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Students gain an understanding of why learning public speaking is important. They learn the causes of stage fright and how to deal with it appropriately. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students continue to explore reasons for public speaking in day three of this unit on Native Americans. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students distinguish between effective and ineffective public speaking strategies. They read a text that fits in with a Native Americans unit and speak about the text with both ineffective and effective volume, tone, phrasing, eye contact and gestures. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students use peer feedback to refine their public speaking skills. They cut out a magazine picture and develop an oral story about it to present to the class. They share several meaningful objects with the class and then critique each other. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine and discuss how volume, stress, pacing, and pronunciation help deliver an effective oral presentation. They listen to a speech by Nolan Ryan, identifying why he is a good speaker, then practice reading their own short speeches. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 8th
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Students identify the characteristics of effective public speaking. They choose a fairy tale to present orally to the class. In small groups, students critique each others' oral presentation style and then present to the whole class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 12th
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Students investigate of increasing reading skill and comprehension. This is done using a targeted lesson plan written by a teacher. This lesson is to serve as a model lesson plan with suggestions for activities to be developed further. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine how can technology be used as an asset in public speaking. They develop their public speaking skills through the use of a PowerPoint presentation and integrate animation into their presentation. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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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. Full Review »

