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Think On Your Own Feet Lesson PlanThink On Your Own Feet Lesson Plan
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Think On Your Own Feet

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Fourth graders have one minute to prepare a one-minute impromptu speech on a topic that is randomly selected. After a lecture/demo, 4th graders give their speeches, and also act as reviewers of their classmate's speeches.

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public speaking

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public speaking, speech making, english language arts

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