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Oral communication Common Core CCRA.W.7 resources
Skit Template | Skit and Reader's Theater Blank Script Template
Blank template for students to work in cooperative groups to create short skits. 2 Versions: 1 with border1 without borderCreated with UDL in mind.Scaffolded to help younger students.Set up for groups of 4 students or less.Easy to follow with directions to help guide students through the skit making process.NO PREP WORK NEEDED!
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Not Grade Specific
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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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Fun Persuasive Activities BUNDLE - Rhetoric & Argumentative Writing Activity
Practice persuasion techniques with a set of 5 fun persuasion activities! Students will use rhetorical appeals, rhetorical devices, and/or claim and counterclaim as they convince their target audience! This bundle includes 5 games: 1. "Save this Law" - Students develop an argument for saving a silly law and present to the class. 2. "Complaint Letter" - Students write a fictional complaint letter to share the story behind a faulty object bought with unexpected results.3. "Salesperson" - Students
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7th - 10th
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Project Based Learning Bioethics Debate Presentation Genetics Evolution Ecology
Project-based learning is “a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge” from BIE . The Bioethics Debate allows students to choose a side from an extensive list of bioethical topics and work with a partner to research and present both sides of the ethical problem. The project can be introduced by showing the movie Gattaca but is not required.
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8th - 12th
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HS-ETS1-2
, HS-ETS1-3
, HS-ESS3-1
, HS-ESS3-4
, HS-ETS1-1
PUBLIC SPEAKING Course | Semester Speech Curriculum | Communication Classes
Want to teach your secondary public speaking students with confidence? Speech classes are a blast to teach, but only if you're comfortable with the material and the processes. I've taught public speaking at the high school and college levels for 23 years, and I've created the course I wish I'd had when I started.From organizing the course in Google Classroom to assessing formal presentations, this resource has it all. Wondering what to do when you have a sub? I have you covered. Want to know my
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9th - 12th
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Stuttering Activity | Famous People Who Stutter Biography
Helping students with fluency disorders create a biography about a famous person who stutters promotes a positive view about stuttering, educates students about the disorder, and shows them that people who stutter are successful. This NO PREP engaging and educational activity, will walk your students through each step of writing a biography about a famous person who stutters. This biography activity is included at a discounted price in my Speech Therapy Stuttering Activities Bundle!This resource
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2nd - 8th
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Also included in: Speech Therapy Stuttering Activities | Fluency Stuttering
IB/MYP ELA Persuasive Writing; Speeches full Unit with student workbook + plans
MYP Persuasive Speech Writing Unit This common core and MYP aligned English language arts unit of study contains everything you need to teach persuasive writing to your middle and high school students in digital format or face-to-face teaching.There are 8 files in the zipped download.- An detailed and editable 33 slide PowerPoint with all lessons included- A student workbook- Editable lesson plan for this unit- An editable unit overview aligned to common core standards and MYP criteria- Formativ
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6th - 8th
Stuttering Activity | Newspaper Project
Educating students with fluency disorders about their disorder helps them to advocate for themselves. Designed for upper elementary through high school, this NO PREP engaging and educational activity, will help your students research and understand stuttering disorders so that they can educate others. This newspaper project is included at a discounted price in my Speech Therapy Stuttering Activities Bundle!This resource includes:Project InstructionsExamplesProject OrganizersIf you are interested
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Speech Therapy Stuttering Activities | Fluency Stuttering
Fantastic Beasts & Horrible Monsters: A Monster Research/Presentation Assignment
This no prep research and presentation activity includes a rubric, explanation handout, list of specific, detailed monsters for research, and two sample power point presentations and is perfect as daily student bell work presentations or a two-to-three day research and presentation project. It can be used for any unit or course designed around world mythology, such as a Harry Potter or fantasy unit, creative writing, speech, and mythology course. Students love learning about mythical monsters, a
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6th - 12th
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Spring Classroom Debate Lesson and Activities WITH Rubric | Editable
Spring is in the air and so many changes that happen in the season, including inclement weather to keep kids inside during the rain. But is indoor recess always a good idea? Debate it with your class, among other Spring-specific topics, in this ready-to-use resource that teaches students how to respectfully share their opinions, research ideas, and present them in a debate setting. This resource will be updated to include ALL seasons, and more debate topics, which means you will be purchasing it
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4th - 8th
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School Issues Task Cards Perspective Point of View and Essay CCSS Grade 4-7
Enhance your classroom discussions with these twelve comprehensive task cards focused on school issues, essay writing, and the fundamentals of civics. These cards are designed to:Introduce the concepts of perspective and point of view.Prompt critical thinking on real-world school issues.Illuminate the intricate process behind decision-making.Provide an immersive "step into my shoes" experience.Nurture respectful and responsible school citizenship.Merge academic rigor with engaging activities.Thi
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4th - 7th
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TedTalk Outline - Ted Talk Speech Prewriting
A great way to get students passionate about research writing is having them design and create their own TedTalks! Since this will be a new genre of writing for most, they may need more scaffolding with the outlining process. This Google Doc outline provides space for students to hook their audience, define the current problem they're addressing, explore current solutions, and end with a call to action. It can be printed or converted to a Microsoft Document for your ease of use.This is designed
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Not Grade Specific
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Also included in: Ted Talk Research Project Unit Bundle
End-of-Year Projects for Grades 5-8: Creative, Reflective, & Building Confidence
Hello Fellow Teacher and/or Parent:Thank you for considering this PDF designed to get your students talking and thinking about their lives; what they learned this year, the ways in which they have grown, and their futures.This PDF has 8 projects. For the reflective journal, there are 9 prompts, giving your students a number of options. These fun projects require students to reflect on their successes during the school year and plans for the future. Some of these end-of-year projects can be done
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5th - 8th
Front Desk: Exploring Immigration and Racial Issues
Front Desk: Teacher's GuideThe book Front Desk is a wonderful opportunity for your students to experience the ups and downs of immigrant life and the impact of institutionalized racism, and to understand some of the hardships of an immigrant’s experience. Through all the injustices and heartbreaks, the theme of love, hope, empathy and courage shine through and give the reader a wonderful model for how having a positive mindset can make all the difference. Social and Racial Issues Explored in t
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4th - 8th
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14 Superhero Projects for Individuals, Pairs, and Groups - Creative & Fun
Hello Fellow Teacher,Thank you for considering this PDF with 14 projects. There are 2 or 3 items on each slide that require the following: creative writing, speaking, listening, art, technololgy use, research, narrative writing, and more. Students will pick their own superhero and one of the superhero's movies. This enables students to develop and demonstrate proficieny in all 4 ELA standards. Students will create presentations in Google Slides, Prezi, PowerPoint, or Canva. Students can share th
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7th - 12th
Current Event Questions for Middle and High School Students - Ethics Perspective
Current Event Questions for Middle and High School Students"Heart of the Matter (sample)" is a pdf that compiles 4 questions to start one-on-one or group discussions about current events that are meaningful to young people. The booklet also includes a general introduction, norm setting, four activities, and instruction for breaking down questions. These questions are great discussion starters or writing prompts!Total Pages: 6Answer Key N/AReaching Duration 1 hourGRADE LEVELS: 6th - 12th, Adult E
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Conversation Starters Package on Gun Violence
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on advertising.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of gun violenceActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Gun Violence Bundle: Class Discussions and Debate
"Teach Me" Speech -Informative Speech with Model, Grading Rubric, LP, and more!
Students will write and deliver a two-three minute informative speech on a topic of their choosing. Included are: 1. Five-Six Day Lesson Plan (including my notes about coaching opportunities)2. Instructions & Grading Rubric (for students, with common core standards listed)3. Research Sources Handout (with instructions on finding reliable sources online)4. List of sixty speech topics5. Three-Per-Page Grading Rubric for teachers (with check boxes for each required element)6. Listening Guide fo
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Research Project Rubrics: One-Pager, Collaboration, 2-Column Notes, Presentation
**UPDATED** I went back through and added a lesson plan format to give you some ideas on how to use this one-pager. My lesson plan is pretty open-ended. I wanted to go through every page and show you how I used it this year and how you could use it all year as well. You will LOVE these rubrics!!!My kids LOVE creating one-pagers! My goal in creating these rubrics was so that I would have all of these items on hand anytime they want to create a one-pager. In other words, these rubrics are no
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2nd - 8th
Debate Argument Organization Note Cards
These public policy debate organization cards and directions are the result of doing debates for years with my high school juniors in AP Language and Composition and in eleventh grade composition classes. In this no-prep resource, you will get:1. Teacher notes2. Extensive directions for students about how to complete the note cards3. A packet of Affirmative team note cards and a packet of Negative team note cards. Each pack includes:8 note cards to organize the constructive speech7 note cards to
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9th - 12th
Current Event Oral Presentation Project + Research Template and Rubric
This resource walks senior students step by step through the process of researching, planning and delivering a persuasive speaking oral presentation on a currently debated media issue. At this higher level, students will skilfully use argument to present a sustained and reasoned point of view to persuade their audience on an issue. Perfect for distance learning or home schooling, the detailed instructions guide students through each phase of the task at their own pace in order to research, plan
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9th - 12th
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Ted Talk Research Project Unit Bundle
A fantastic way to get your students excited about research is to have them design and present their own Ted Talk! By the end of this unit, they will be able to:Research to learn more about things about which they are curiousEngage in the writing process, producing final work that follows English conventions to communicate clearlyDesign projects, coming up with proposals, managing my time, breaking it into chunks, meeting deadlines, and presenting the final productChange how they write so that t
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Not Grade Specific
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Fun Rhetoric Persuasive Writing Activity - Using Rhetorical Devices & Appeals
This fun persuasion activity can be used to practice using rhetorical devices and rhetorical appeals in argumentative writing. Students will research and write a persuasive letter to their chosen nonprofit organization, using rhetorical appeals, rhetorical devices and/or claim and counterclaim as they craft their argument. First, students must conduct research to discover more about the mission and vision of this organization, as well as the cause(s) they are interested or invested in. Then, stu
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7th - 10th
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You Be The Teacher Personal Interest Project: Research, Write and Present
This project let's students pursue their passions while learning how to research, write reports and present. As a 20 year veteran teacher, I can say that this project was a student favorite with 4th, 5th and 6th graders across the years. Options included allow you to decide how to present to your students. You can introduce each step by displaying the PDF for the whole class and have students use notebooks for their work, you can use the printables to copy and pass out for students to
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4th - 6th
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