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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

A collection of almost 60 years' worth of articles and speeches by Margaret Sanger, noted birth control pioneer.

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...

At this site from the Nobel E Museum you can read Per Hallstrom's presentation speech before the Swedish Academy prior to Eugene O'Neill's acceptance of the Nobel Prize.

There was no Bill of Rights attached to the original Constitution, but it was a topic of discussion. Read a reconstruction of speeches of delegates to the Constitutional Convention who debated for and against the inclusion of a way to...

This Nobel website on the life and scientific work of Robert A. Millikan includes a biography, images, and internet resources for further reading and research. Also included are the 1923 "Presentation Speech" which praised Millikan's...

This the Nobel Foundation page on Naguib Mahfouz, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1988. You'll find bibliographic information, his Nobel speech, and articles written about him.

This website on the 1995 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature Seamus Heaney is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech," "Biography," "Nobel Lecture," "Selected Poems," "Nobel Diploma," and...

At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read about the 1982 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This website is organized into the following sections: "Press Release," "Presentation Speech,"...

This resource gives six great pointers for creating your speech. It highlights including your information withing stories and andectotes in order to maintain the audience's attention.

This site provides a brief explanation of the surrender of Chief Joseph along with the original text of his famous surrender speech.

Over 20 useful tips on technical writing and public speaking. Many different categories within each topic are discussed. For public speaking tips, CLICK on the highlighted CLICK HERE at the end of paragraph 1.

Created by a teacher responding to the events in Kosovo, this list is a great start for a media literacy class project. Good discussion-starting questions are included with each item on the list. Requires some independent research to...

Read about a speech, given by Chaim Potok, at Seattle Pacific University, in which Potok discusses his novels and their cultural and religious messages. "A Conversation with Chaim Potok," includes Potok's responses to several questions...

This site provides an extensive timeline of the life and work of Abraham Lincoln. Throughout the timeline there are photos that can be enlarged and many, many links to speeches, papers, letters of Lincoln's. The site is very easy to...

Learn English vocabulary and grammar through songs from a wide range of famous pop artists from the Beatles and Elvis to contemporary standouts like Avil Lavigne, Good Charlotte, and James Blunt. Find an exercise by grammar or vocabulary...

This site provides biographical information about American lawyer, patriot and orator, Patrick Henry. At the bottom of the page, you will also find a link to the text of Henry's famous "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech.

This Today in History site provides a good account of Chief Joseph's retreat and eventual surrender to General Nelson Miles on October 5, 1877. The text of his surrender speech begins the page. There is also a good picture of 'The Big...

Read about John Steinbeck, the author of "Of Mice and Men" and "The Grapes of Wrath," who was honored for his writing as a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature. This website is organized into the following sections: "Presentation...