A handout on speeches, part of a series on specific writing assignments, helps individuals develop their speech-writing skills. The resource starts with a discussion on audience and purpose and ends with tips to engage the audience.

Is the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) good for America? The informative website is a one-stop shop for ACLU debate resources. Scholars read about the topics surrounding the issue, including free speech, national security, and...

Why should classes care about the First Amendment? An engaging lesson serves as a powerful tool for answering just that. As all four cases in the lesson relate directly to freedom of expression in schools, young scholars explore the...

What's the right way to teach young historians about the Bill of Rights? Many an instructor has asked this question when pondering lesson plans over the US Constitution. The Constitution and Rights is a nifty resource that provides a...

Is health care a right or a privilege? Scholars review pro and con arguments to decide if all Americans should have the right to health care. They also watch informative videos and review information on the United States and...

Today, Cuba and America sometimes struggle with diplomatic relations, but did you know that America went to war against Spain to free Cuba? Learners examine many interesting facts related to the Spanish American War using an informative...

According to some estimates, there are more guns than people in the United States. Learners decide if America should enact more gun control laws. They analyze information about gun deaths in the United States by year, read about the...

All 50 US states require vaccinations for children entering public schools. Pupils set out to determine whether these requirements are fair with a thought-provoking resource. They read an interesting history of vaccines, watch pro and...

Warning: reading your paper aloud may cause bystanders to think you're talking to yourself. However, as the 14th installment of 24 in the Writing the Paper series from UNC explains, it is one of the best strategies for revision. Through...

Colleges and universities attract a diverse group of pupils, and sometimes that includes teaching assistants (TA) from other countries. Using a handout on working with international TAs, scholars find tips to use when listening and...

Popular culture often portrays the Feds as the most fearsome of law enforcement agencies. Yet, someone charged with a crime is considerably more likely to end up in a state court. The lesson, one of six covering the Organization of the...

Most Americans profess their love for the US Constitution, but this was not always the case. An informative lesson overviews the debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists by summarizing the main arguments of each side. It...

This Career Clip features Carrie Kane, Speech Pathologist at Good Shepherd in Allentown, PA. She uses technology in many ways to help those that are having problems with speech. Her best career advice came from a supervisor and that she...

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

Apraxia-KIDS offers information on what apraxia is, plus speech therapy tips, ideas for parents of children with apraxia, events, stories, resources, and FAQs.

Out of Berkeley University's Free Speech Archives, students will find an exhaustive list of documents available on the development of the New Left at Berkeley through 1964.

Home page for an organization dedicated to the treatment of speech/language disorders in children. This site contains a great deal of information about speech and language disorders and therapy.

This site offers a nearly exhaustive list of web resources on the subject of the Free Speech Movement of the sixties and seventies.

The purpose of this website is to assist you with finding information about giving speeches and responding to other speeches or information.

Recordings of eight speeches given by Calvin Coolidge during WWI (while he was governor) and the election of 1920. In realaudio and wav format, along with text transcriptions.

Find out how Booker T. Washington tried to allay the fears of white Southerners in his speech in Atlanta in September, 1895. Although hailed as a new era in which blacks would give up their civil and political rights and in return get...

The National Speech and Debate Association website contains information for both high school students and teachers interested in competitive debate. Provides student and coaching resources, as well as tournament information and more.

This PDF lesson plan is for students to use Martin Luther King's famous speech as an example to write their own persuasive speech about an issue of their choice. Students will utilize their knowledge of oratorical strategies to deliver...

This is a collection of videos of speeches by well-known personalities and celebrities. Each one is accompanied by an analysis of the speech's structure, devices, and arguments. Some videos are excerpts from movies, some are from...