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Usa Today: Usa Weekend/small Talk Is a Big Deal HandoutUsa Today: Usa Weekend/small Talk Is a Big Deal Handout
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9th - 10th
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English Language Arts
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Handout

Usa Today: Usa Weekend/small Talk Is a Big Deal

Curated by ACT

Article on the importance of small talk, based on information from Bernardo Carducci, author of "the Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk." At the end of the article you'll find "5 steps to making smart small talk." It also provides a link to self-assess your ability to converse.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Additional Tags

conversation, small talk, talking, having a conversation

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.c CCRA.SL.1 SL.7.1.c SL.6.1.c SL.8.1.c SL.6.1.b SL.8.6 SL.7.6 SL.6.6 SL.7.1.d SL.8.1.d

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