Speeches

Speeches Lesson : Speech Making LI: to present a speech which
 * 1) persuades the audience
 * 2) holds the interest of the audience
 * 3) uses appropriate pauses and gestures
 * 4) has a varied pitch and pace
 * 5)  you know well enough to maintained eye contact with the audience

﻿﻿Class speech contest will start the beginning of Week 9 (Monday 28 March), so all need to be ready. Year 8 Speech Finals are in Week 11 (Thursday 14 April), this is for our top speech maker. 

PB4L Possible Persuasive Speech Topics LI: to persuade the audience that:

 -Students will only learn if there are rules

 -Rules are not necessary for students to learn

 - Students should make the major decisions about what and how they learn

 - Well-behaved students should earn free periods

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Belonging to a House is an important part of school life

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - The Government should provide laptops for 21st Century learning

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Students cannot be individuals while they are wearing a uniform

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Everything we need to know is on the Internet so why do we come to school?

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Intermediate-aged students are still too young to be responsible for their actions

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Intermediate-aged students do not need mobile phones

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Even though there are educational programmes about the environment, many students do not really care about the environment at all

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Intimidation happens all the time in life and students need to “harden up” and deal with it

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Bullying is the lowest form of communication between people and there can be devastating consequences

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Young people are influenced by what they see on t.v.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Certain Play-station and computer games should be banned as they are having a harmful effect on young people

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - There need to be stricter guidelines about the types of advertising on television

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Social networking websites such as Facebook, You Tube, Twitter have had a detrimental effect on young people

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Social networking websites such as Facebook, You Tube, Twitter are the communication tools of 2011 and beyond, so we should embrace them and teach young people to use them wisely

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - There is no need to be independent when adults are always telling us what to do

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> - Because they are texting all the time, people do not know how to talk to each other properly



<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 170%;">Hamburger Method



Advantage Always/Never Best Certain Confident Convenient Definitely Effective Emphasize Expect Interesting Magnificent Most Most Important Popular Profitable Should Strongly Recommend Superb Superior Tremendous Truly Trustworthy Workable Worthwhile || Aggravate Agony Atrocious Confusing Cruel Damaging Disadvantages Displeased Dreadful Harmful Harsh Horrible Inconsiderate Inferior Irritate Offend Ordeal Outrageousness Provoke Repulsive Severe Shameful Shocking Terrible Unreliable Unstable ||
 * Persuasive Words ||
 * In Support Of ||  In Support Against  ||
 * Accurate
 * Accurate



==<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px;">Judging Table: ** == <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Presentation <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Is there a “gripping” introduction? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> - Is the content ordered? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> - Did the conclusion bring the speech together?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> Speaking Voice <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Is each word clear? (diction) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Can you hear well? (volume) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Does the expression vary? (tune) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Effective pausing? (pace) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Are the main ideas emphasised?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> Subject <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Is the subject well-known? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Can you hear the Hamburger method? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Is the speech delivered in the speaker’s own words? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Are quotes used? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Is the speech persuasive?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> Posture <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Does the speaker appear relaxed yet confident? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Is there eye contact? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Interesting, alive face? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Does the speaker believe what he/she is telling you?

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> Appeal <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Are you interested? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Did you learn something? <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Did it amuse or entertain you? ( not necessary in a serious topic) <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;"> -Were you persuaded?

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