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8th grade oral communication professional development handouts
Rhetorical Triangle : Persuasive Techniques : Ethos , Pathos , Logos : Rhetoric
Teach rhetorical devices through movement and color-coding! This rhetorical appeal lesson will help students understand Aristotle's rhetorical triangle through a kinesthetic strategy and then will give students a highlighting technique to apply to any rhetorical analysis!No matter the rhetorical writing prompt, reading analysis, or propaganda scrutiny, this color-coding activity proves to be a great way to analyze rhetorical appeals. It works well with English, history, and speech classes. This
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7th - 12th
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Public Speaking Bundle
Public speaking can intimidate many students, but teenagers can learn to love this “scary” subject with fun games, relevant assignments, and creative instruction. This money-saving bundle takes the fear out of public speaking with hilarious but memorable activities that students can enjoy while learning this lifetime skill. What are teachers saying about this bundle?Great resource! Best addition to my speech class! Very detailed and lots of great activities! - Debe T. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This was a life
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7th - 10th
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Speech and Language Teacher Interviews BUNDLE for determining educational impact
Use these simple teacher interviews to collect valuable, detailed information about your students with speech and language concerns or delays/disorders. I created these teacher interviews to help SLPs in our district to help determine the educational impact for students we treat and those we are evaluating. We have found that using these interviews, as opposed to interviews with simple checkboxes, has helped us to obtain more specific, thoughtful information from teachers.⭐DOWNLOAD THE PREVIEW F
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PreK - 12th
Interview Challenge: Speaking/Listening + Writing Activity (ELA or Journalism)
If your students are anything like mine, they perk up the second they hear the word “challenge,” which tends to invite shouts of “OH YEAH!” and “IT’S ON.” I frame this activity as a "challenge" because it challenges students to create the perfect questions to generate the details needed to write an effective mini-story about a fellow classmate."The Interview Challenge" requires students to reflect upon a memorable moment and briefly share that moment with a partner. The partner then must create
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7th - 12th
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The Tell-tale Heart Mock Trial - Edgar Allan Poe - Real life and Speaking Skills
Ignite your students' passion for "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe with this immersive Mock Trial! Turn your classroom into a thrilling courtroom drama where the lines between fiction and reality blur. Prepare for an educational experience that will leave your students spellbound and craving more!Watch as your students step into the shoes of the characters, ready to take on the roles of the narrator, police officers, mental health psychiatrist, and more in a riveting courtroom showdown.
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7th - 10th
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Articulation Word Lists by Theme for Speech and Language Therapy
Do you ever find yourself wishing you had more of a variety of articulation targets?Do you wish that your articulation students could participate more in your themed units or when reading book companion packets?Do you wish you had more relatable targets for push-in services?Do you wish you had more materials you could use for both articulation and language kiddos? Or mixed groups? THEN READ ON!This packet contains a reference list (sorted by speech sound) AND individual cards for each speech sou
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PreK - 8th, Staff
Pack of Positivity (Wellbeing)
The Pack of Positivity has been designed in line with Martin Seligman's (psychologist, educator and positive psychology champion) framework for wellbeing. His approach to wellbeing recognises 6 key pillars in supporting one to live life that moves from a space of surviving to flourishing and thriving. These pillars are remembered through the acronym: PERMA(H).This acronym stands for:Positive EmotionsEngagementRelationshipsMeaningAccomplishmentsHealth Each set within the Pack of Positivity aligns
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Common Core ELA Standards Progression Grades 6-8
Common Core ELA Standards Progression Grades 6-8Feeling overwhelmed and confused with the onset of the new Common Core Standards? This Common Core standards list highlights the progression of difficulty and rigor as students progress from grade 6 to grade 8. Differences in standards are easily identified in red, and thus make it easier for the teacher to backward map and plan out the scope and sequence of their year.Standards Progression Guides for other grade levels:Grades K-2 CC ELA Standards
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6th - 8th
Also included in: Kindergarten through Grade 12 ELA Common Core Checklist Bundle | DIGITAL
Fluency Tools Treatment Packet
This packet uses a "tool" theme to help students achieve fluency. They think of their strategies as speech tools to help facilitate smooth speech. This packet addresses many aspects of fluency including fluency enhancing behaviors, stuttering modification, types of disfluency, relaxation, pacing, speech machine, and feelings worksheets.
Packet includes:
Speech toolbox mats
Fluency enhancing behavior cards with matching definitions (12)
Stuttering modification cards with definitions (6)
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Fluency Super BUNDLE!
Winter Themed Vocalic /R/ Articulation Unit - AR, ER, & OR
This 77 page winter-themed articulation packet is jam packed with fun and games! All of the activities are targeted to help improve your student's production of the vocalic R's of: OR, ER and AR! We have included pages on how to produce the /R/ sound and elicitation techniques. We also put in trace the line and “warm up” your /AR/, /ER/, and /OR/ to ease into word productions. We have included a super cute and fun winter board game with vocalic /R/ game cards that have pictures joining all of
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PreK - 10th
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THE LEVELED LITERACY INTERVENTION (LLI) AND BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (BAS)
THE LEVELED LITERACY INTERVENTION BUNDLE (LLI) AND BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (BAS) BUNDLELLI: 1st Edition; BAS: 2nd Edition-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------⭐ This 201 page Leveled Literacy Intervention (LLI) PowerPoint Guide bundle will equip you with key content information on the Fountas and Pinnell Leveled Literacy Intervention Orange System, Green System, Blue System, Red System, and Benchmark Assessment Syste
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PreK - 8th
How to Debate | Middle School Debating | Lesson and Assignment with Rubric
Students will learn how to run debates in a national style. This middle school language resource demonstrates how to debate in the classroom effectively. I created this resource because, well, teenagers are opinionated. I figured that we might as well try our best to channel their energy into insightful, meaningful debates! This resource is the perfect introductory lesson to debating. Ideal for in-class instruction, my debating resource will help your students practice their writing and verbal c
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7th - 9th
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Fluency (Stuttering) Treatment Pack
I absolutely love treating children and adults with fluency disorders. I’ve found some great materials online, but I also wanted to design a few of my own that reflect my therapy philosophy. Stuttering is a neurologically based disorder, with a multidimensional presentation. When we focus solely on “smooth talking” and “easy speech” without addressing the other complexities, we do the child a disservice. You can learn more about my treatment philosophy by downloading the preview: Parent Intro to
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2nd - 9th
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Speech Drama Unit for Middle & High School Drama
Speech Drama Unit
This 56 page unit plan + 19 page PowerPoint includes everything you need to teach your students about speech. This unit has students exploring speech through a variety of activities, assignments and presentations.
The skills and objectives that will be met through this unit include:
- Vocal technique
- Expression & vocal qualities
- Articulation
- Parts of the body associated with vocal technique
This is a unit I have experience teaching successfully at the middle or seni
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5th - 12th
Also included in: Drama Unit Bundle 2
Self-Advocacy Flip Book for Deaf Education Editable
Looking for a fun, creative way to cover multiple self-advocacy topics? Check out this Self-Advocacy Flip Book!Check out the bundle to save 20%!Covers the following topics:My DeviceFM System -OR- HAT My Ears (how we hear)My AccommodationsMy Audiogram Includes pre-made version with prompts or editable version for you to type in your own questions under each category. Editable version opens in Powerpoint. *Only the insides of the book are editable. The tabs are not editable due to font copyright p
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PreK - 8th
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Also included in: Flip Books Bundle: Self-Advocacy, Study Skills, Vocabulary
Don't Hate, Debate: Debate Essentials for the ELA Classroom
Want to incorporate formal, Lincoln-Douglas (1v1) debates in your ELA classroom but don't know where to start? This "Debate Essentials" pack contains the basic materials you will need to get started.
-Topic suggestions (20 engaging tried-and-true, meaningful debate topics)
-Debate outline template (complete with thorough help text to scaffold students through the structure of the debate)
-Debate format & requirements sheet (complete with the time structure and other expectations)
-Debate s
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8th - 12th
Brain Breaks - PACK OF POSITIVITY (Wellbeing)
BRAIN BREAKS - THE PACK OF POSITIVITY Health is a pillar of wellbeing identified by Martin Seligman, psychologist, educator and promotor of positive psychology. Brain Break activities enable the individual to move into a state of flow. Flow is achieved when one is completely immersed in the activity at hand.A whole terms worth of brain breaks have been included to start your day, or break up your day, by returning to the present and by moving into a state of flow. A BIG YES to feeling energised,
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Pack of Positivity (Wellbeing)
Christmas Debates for Middle School ELA - Public Speaking Activity
If Christmas is a crazy time of the school year for your students, make that Christmas frenzy work for you with these fun holiday debate topics for middle school!Because public speaking already carries a great deal of stress for many students, these debates feature both light-hearted and thoughtful holiday debate topics to engage your students and foster a festive atmosphere. These assignment sheets and rubrics keep middle-school kids laughing, thinking, and learning the art of public debate.Th
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: Public Speaking Bundle
Student Presentation Rubric - EDITABLE
Student Presentation Rubric - EDITABLEThis rubric was created for students who will be evaluating other students during their presentation. Students check the most appropriate box then add totals.The categories include:CONTENTTopic is appropriateInformation is clearInformation is correctPRESENTATIONOrganization - Intro, Body, and ConclusionPresenter does not readVoice volumeMaintains focus on subjectGraphic/ PowerPoint qualityEye contact w/ studentsSpeaks clearlyStudents will add totals and fin
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6th - 12th
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An Engaging Public Speaking Unit (Differentiated, Common Core Aligned)
An engaging way to encourage young thespians! This four-week unit begins as low-risk by including activities that give students total ownership of their topics. As students gain confidence in their public speaking abilities, lessons intensify to continue student growth.
This unit teaches students the elements of persuasive, informative, memorial, inaugural, sales pitch, and storytelling speeches (and includes a philippic speech for your advanced speakers) while still allowing creativity and a
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5th - 10th
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Differentiated Instruction - Professional Development Presentation
Well designed professional development presentation covering the topic of Differentiated Instruction. Use this PowerPoint as-is or modify it to fit your needs. This comprehensive PowerPoint is designed to save you time from creating a presentation from scratch.
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K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
The Wild Card Book Study
This book study was created as a teacher/educator book study from the book, The Wild Card, written by Hope & Wade King. This book study is for teachers/educators who have purchased their book and want to further discuss and dig deeper into their reflections and thoughts about how this book can transform their educational practices. The purpose of this book study is to use the book as well as these pages to help with the reflective process.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Also included in: The Wild Card Book Study Bundle
Ontario Grade 7 Geography Project: Physical Patterns and Landforms
This project is meant to be a companion to your Geography lessons and keep your students engaged while they learn different landforms, climate regions, vegetation regions and water systems. The objective of this project is for students to use their Geographical knowledge to create an imaginary place as a culminating or summative project. All worksheets, project instructions and rubrics are included. There are two different project options to choose from. Keep it simple and mark student responses
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6th - 10th
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Novel Discussion - Socratic Seminar - Activities, Graphic Organizers, Rubric
Improve reading comprehension and boost speaking and listening skills with this unit for whole-class reading discussion or literature circles. Discussion handouts require students to summarize, analyze author’s craft, define vocabulary, and identify text support. Students also select quotations to draw conclusions, make predictions, and form connections. These activities guide their reading and prepare them for Readers’ Roundtable, which imitates the style of Socratic Seminar. Each discussion pr
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8th - 12th
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