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*Warm-Up Activity: Individual Speech on School RulesAuthor: Jessie Chen 8/5/2007 5:33:00 PM PDT

Subject(s): Language Arts (English)

Grade/Level: 9

Standards:

CA- California K-12 Academic Content Standards

Subject : English Language Arts

Grade : Grades Nine and Ten

Area : Listening and Speaking

Sub-Strand 1.0: Listening and Speaking StrategiesStudents formulate adroit judgments about oral communication. They deliver

focused and coherent presentations of their own that convey clear and distinctperspectives and solid reasoning. They use gestures, tone, and vocabularytailored to the audience and purpose.

Concept : Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication

Standard 1.4: Choose appropriate techniques for developing the

introduction and conclusion (e.g., by using literary quotations, anecdotes,references to authoritative sources).

Standard 1.6: Present and advance a clear thesis statement and

choose appropriate types of proof (e.g., statistics, testimony, specific

instances) that meet standard tests for evidence, includ-ing credibility,validity, and relevance.

Standard 1.8: Produce concise notes for extemporaneous delivery.

Standard 1.9: Analyze the occasion and the interests of the audienceand choose effective verbal and nonverbal techniques (e.g., voice,gestures, eye contact) for presentations.

Sub-Strand 2.0: Speaking Applications (Genres and Their Characteristics)Students deliver polished formal and extemporaneous presentations thatcombine the traditional rhetorical strategies of narration, exposition,persuasion, and description. Student speaking demonstrates a command ofstandard American English and the organizational and delivery strategiesoutlined in Listening and Speaking Standard 1.0.

Concept : Using the speaking strategies of grades nine and ten outlined in

Listening and Speaking Standard 1.0, students:

Standard 2.3: Apply appropriate interviewing techniques: a. Prepare

and ask relevant questions. b. Make notes of responses. c. Use languagethat conveys maturity, sensitivity, and respect. d. Respond correctly andeffectively to questions. e. Demonstrate knowledge of the subject ororganization. f. Compile and report responses. g. Evaluate the


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effectiveness of the interview.

Assessment: A few days before the speech#1, students wil not only understand whatis expected of them by reviewing the attached rubric, they will also be

trained as peer-evaluators. They will be instructed to look for certainqualities as listed in the rubric (see the attachment).

Students will be the active listeners and jorors of their peers' warm upspeeches, evaluating the quality of each speech by filling out "Form A"for the teacher and filling out "Form B" for the speaker.

Teacher will average the scores of Form As collected by all students, andif the calculated average score seems legitimate, then that will be used toguage the "persuasiveness" of each student's speech, evaluated by theirown age-appropriate audience.

Immediately after his/her speech, the speaker will receive Form Bs fromtheir peer evaluators. These will serve him/her as constructive criticism

from their audience, implicitly teaching him/her the importance ofappealing to the audience.

Form A:

Instruction: Circle the chosen score range and submit it to Ms Chen.

PEER EVALUATION

Graders Name: _____________ Period: _______

Speakers Name: ____________ Topic: ________

25 Excellent 22 - Good 19 - Average 17

- Poor

Form B:

Instruction: Write your comment and give it to the speaker.

PEER FEEDBACK

Graders Name: ________ Speakers Name: __________

Speakers Strengths:

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____________________________________________

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Speakers Weaknesses:

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Attachments

1. Rubric for Warm-up Activity

Activity Details: SPEECH #1: Warm-up Speech on School Rules

Each student will interview a classmate (or a teacher) on the issue ofschool rules. Find out how your classmate/teacher feels about one (ormany) of our school (or other peoples school) rules and why. Thenyou will recite the information to the entire class in an appropriatespeech format (organized into intro, body, and conclusion). Eachstudent will have 3 minutes to inform the idea of a fellow classmate tothe class.

The following tasks were completed yesterday:

Task 1: Interview your partner about school rules.

Task 2: Write an outline or a short note of your discussion.Today, they are expected to do:Task 3: Deliver the speech within 1-3 minutes.

Attachment 1

Graders Name: ___________________ Period: ___________________________
http://file.taskstream.com/file/b87b85U5l2h0Hb0shvM4mkivMge06ldWc9b75Yveqn7Mdu0mhdRittm6cN7xrgOso0lodFimlpycWidurycDeeqoddLm5grycA0e421Ym0io7Rwoc/Speech%2520%231%2520-%2520Rubric.dochttp://file.taskstream.com/file/b87b85U5l2h0Hb0shvM4mkivMge06ldWc9b75Yveqn7Mdu0mhdRittm6cN7xrgOso0lodFimlpycWidurycDeeqoddLm5grycA0e421Ym0io7Rwoc/Speech%2520%231%2520-%2520Rubric.dochttp://file.taskstream.com/file/b87b85U5l2h0Hb0shvM4mkivMge06ldWc9b75Yveqn7Mdu0mhdRittm6cN7xrgOso0lodFimlpycWidurycDeeqoddLm5grycA0e421Ym0io7Rwoc/Speech%2520%231%2520-%2520Rubric.doc


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Speakers Name: __________________ Topic: ___________________________

25 Excellent 22 - Good 19 - Average 17 - Poor

Introduction

_____Began speech without rushing

_____Introduced him/herself

_____Introduced the topic clearly

_____Gained Attention by humor/surprising information

Body

_____Defined the keywords/topic

_____Stated the interview questions

_____Stated the answers obtained by the interview_____Integrated own opinions/knowledge to what was obtained by the interview

Conclusion

_____Briefly summarized the central ideas

_____Impressive Ending_____ Departed appropriately

_____

Overall Performance

_____Maintained strong eye contact_____Avoided Distracting Manners

_____Articulated words clearly & loudly

_____Used pauses effectively

Extra Pointers

_____Dressed nicely

_____Appears knowledgeable on topic

_____Appears to enjoy self & topic

_____Presented visual aids well

Negatives

_____Reading too much from the notes

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