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Inventing and Presenting Unit 2: Effective Speeches and Building the Invention Lesson PlanInventing and Presenting Unit 2: Effective Speeches and Building the Invention Lesson Plan
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Inventing and Presenting Unit 2: Effective Speeches and Building the Invention

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Young scholars identify the characteristics of effective speeches. Students find elements of good speeches in the text and in the delivery of model speeches. Young scholars build a working three-dimensional model of an invention or an actual invention to solve a prob

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inventions, inventors

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inventions, making speeches, english language arts
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
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