Language: Public Speaking

As a part of the oral and communication mark, students are expected to plan, write, revise, and present a speech on a topic of their choice. The students will be graded on their originality and thought towards a topic, their non-verbal cues (eye-contact), vocal skills (tone, pace, pitch etc.) while presenting, and the appropriate use of vocabulary, enunciation, and fluency.

Below is the Due Date Timeline, students were given a checklist in their speech package with a section for parents/guardians to track with signatures (page 8).

Due Date Timeline:

January 14: Determine topic and main message. Part A: Pre-writing Planner
January 19: Introduction/Hook. Part B #1

January 21: First Draft. Parts B #1, 2, 3

January 26: Revised and Refined Draft. Part C
January 27: Publish your speech (Write on cue cards if needed). Part D: Final Draft.
January 27 – January 31: Rehearse/Memorize your speech with peers, family members,                                                 and teacher. Part E
February 1- 5: Deliver your speech. 3-5 minutes long. Part E

SPEECH PACKAGE CAN BE VIEWED HERE
SPEECH RUBRIC CAN BE VIEWED HERE

Writing a Good Body and Conclusions
Friday, January 22

A good body is built with, in the order of,  a transition, a topic sentence, specific evidence, and a brief wrap up statement. 

This is an example of a good built body paragraph. The first sentence is the transition, connecting my last paragraph to this new one.
My second sentence is the topic sentence. I made my transition now I am stating a sentence that relates back to my whole topic: New York versus Chicago pizza.
My paragraph after that is my specific evidence. I give specific evidence and facts that compare the two styles.
My very last sentence is my brief wrap-up: I summarize the purpose of the paragraph and relate it back to my topic sentence.

What your conclusions can include and what makes a good conclusion. 

Some tips for writing a good conclusion

Hook, Lead Line, and Thinker: How to Write a Good Introduction
Monday, January 18

A good introduction includes a good HOOK, the hook leads into more information on the topic. This is then followed by a GREETING, and the purpose of your speech, an opening statement, or WHY you chose the topic.

What to consider for a good hook.

The purpose of your speech should be clear. Your tone and pacing will have a lot to do with the purpose of your speech. If the purpose is to motivate, then you want to have a passionate tone, if you want to persuade you want to pace yourself at parts where you are trying to make a point.
Do not get off track from the whole purpose of your speech.

Tuesday, January 12

Today the topic of public speaking was introduced. The Prezi below was shown to introduce the types of speeches students may choose from, as well as some examples. The types of speeches include: entertaining, inspirational, informative, or persuasive. We watched each example and discussed the tone, pace, and techniques each speaker used while presenting.
Students should keep the types of speeches in mind while choosing a topic and the purpose of their speech. Topics should be meaningful in some way.