Complete learning module with lesson plan, video, vocabulary and activities on free speech and social media. Students examine arguments through video and text and debate to what extent should social media be protected as free speech...

Students will learn ways and reasons to rehearse for a speech.

This lesson focuses on using credible appeals in persuasive speeches including defining subjective and objective credibility, the types and elements of credibility, and the ethical use of credibility appeals. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.8

This lesson focuses on the use of evidentiary appeals in persuasive speeches including definition, evaluating your evidence, and strategies for using evidence effectively. Click on next at the bottom right to continue.

This lesson focuses on using logical appeals in persuasive speeches including inductive and deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning and associative reasoning, forming a rational appeal, and errors in reasoning-formal and informal.

This lesson focuses on emotional appeals in persuasive speeches including defining emotional appeals, their purpose, examples, components, and production. It also discusses the ethical use of emotional appeals and manipulation.

This lesson focuses on speeches for special occasions including, introduction speeches, goodwill speeches, inspirational speeches, acceptance and presentation speeches, dedications and eulogies, and farewells, toasts, and after-dinner...

This lesson focuses on the steps for preparing a speech including choose a topic, analyze the audience, gather materials and evidence, develop a thesis, support ideas, organize and outline the speech, draft the speech, prepare to...

This lesson focuses on three basic types of persuasive speeches: fact, value, and policy and information about each. It also provides questions you should ask yourself when analyzing a speech.

This lesson is an introduction to informational speeches including a definition, types of informative speeches, and topics.

This lesson asks students to identify the strengths of Eisenhower's persuasive speech about military spending. A link to the audio version of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's speech "Chance for Peace" on April 16, 1953.

This lesson focuses on the importance of rehearsing a speech and the methods of rehearsing a speech including rehearsal through analysis and synthesis, simulated experience, mimic timing and context, practice with all the parts in place,...

This lesson plan focuses on the components of a speech and what is included in each section. It includes the introduction, body, conclusion, and transitions.

This lesson plan focuses on how to present an effective informative speech including keeping in mind the goals, scope, audience, and connections to the speech.

Explains how this provision of the Communications Decency Act protects online speech and why it's become so controversial.

This lesson focuses on the types of public speeches including informative, persuasive, and speeches for special occasions. It also discusses the difference between informative and persuasive speeches. SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks

This lesson plan focuses on establishing the purpose and thesis of your speech. It includes information about both a general and specific purpose of the speech and developing a thesis statement that clearly articulates the purpose and...

This instructional activity focuses on presenting a good persuasive speech. It discusses the selective exposure theory, kinds of appeals, and expectations.

This lesson focuses on the importance of organizing your speech including critically thinking about the contents of the speech, the components of the speech, the patterns of organization to fit the different types of speeches, and...

In this section of a textbook, students learn different techniques for writing an introduction. It provides links to information on the following topics: the role of an introduction, getting attention and interest, establishing...

This is a comprehensive lesson on four speech delivery methods and the advantages and disadvantages of each; it also discusses how to make your speech "real."

Curated collection of links to articles, essays, and related topics on responsible use of the Internet and information technologies with respect to speech and online hate compiled and maintained by a university instructor.

This lesson discusses the elements of speech communication including the speaker, message, types of channels, audience, and feedback.

In this section of a textbook, students learn how to develop and facilitate an effective closing to a speech. It includes links to the following topics: the role of a conclusion, summarizing ideas, and signaling the end of the speech and...