Dlugen presents a detailed collection of tips to observe when critiquing others' speeches. This skill is critical in improving individual presentation abilities. SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.3, SL.9-10.3 Eval...

In this segment from Independent Lens, three candidates for class monitor make a final speech to grab the win.

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

Sounds of speech are the sounds that make up our oral language. Children must understand how speech sounds work to be ready for instruction in reading and writing. To learn more about sounds of speech, browse the articles, parent tips,...

Created by a British teacher and mother of a child who needed speech therapy support. Great collection of simple activities, games, and other resources you can use to help student practice sounds and speaking. Helpful for native English...

In this lesson young scholars are given provided many opportunities to practice both informal and formal speaking skills. They begin with informal speaking in pairs, then groups of 4, etc. Then they write several drafts of a formal...

This lesson is a fun way to practice the elaboration tools needed to back up answers. Students will need to speak about a random topic for one minute without time to prepare. This lesson helps students practice their speaking skills,...

This Skillswise site focuses on formal and informal speaking. Included are a video about how to decide whether to use formal or informal speech, fact sheets and worksheets for instruction. The Skillswise sites from BBC are geared to...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will be able to use the skills needed to give an effective speech.

This multi-session lesson features the opportunity to analyze a variety of famous speeches. Students will look carefully at tone, rhetoric, propaganda techniques, and historical context as they write an analysis paper....

In this lesson students will write an informative sentence in response to listening to the story; "Mice squeak, We speak". Included in this lesson are examples of student work, videos of oral presentations, and puzzle pieces for new...

Video of the commencement speech given by J.K. Rowling at Harvard University. [20:59] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

Students will learn practical tips for speaking in non-academic settings. SL.9-10.6 Adapt to task/formal. CSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.6

Ten useful ideas for making oral presentations more effective and interesting. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4

This is a comprehensive unit introducing speech including key words, lessons, discussion of audience, purpose, analyzing speeches, speech components, planning a speech, quizzes, and a final assessment with rubric.

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Learn the skills needed to organize a speech.

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

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

This lesson focuses on persuasive speaking including identifying the qualities, components, goals, and ethics of persuasive speaking.

This site provides a variety of ways for people learn how to speak publicly and the best practices in preparing and presenting speeches. SL.9-10.4 Presentation

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 focuses on providing practical tips for speaking in a non-academic setting such as a wedding, charity event, or interview.

A learning module that begins with "Capitalism Will Eat Democracy-- Unless We Speak Up" by Yanis Varoufakis, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...

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