Content Area: Language Arts Literacy

 

Index: 3.3D Grade12 CPI 6

 

Standard: 3.3 Speaking

 

Strand: D - Oral Presentation

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 6 -  The student will use a rubric to self-assess and improve oral presentations.

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

·               Students brainstorm ideas for funny or dramatic scenes for class improvisation, such as two former high school sweethearts who meet at their 20th reunion or a student, supposedly studying at the library, who runs into her mother at the mall. Students pair off to plan for five minutes before presenting the scene to the class.

 

·               Given an index card containing a summary of a controversial issue, such as closed versus open campus or the use of grade point averages to determine sports eligibility, students have two to three minutes to prepare an extemporaneous speech arguing the pro side of the issue. Then, they argue the opposite side of the issue.

 

·               After students read a short story or novel, each student writes on an index card the story element, such as character, setting, or conflict, that s/he would like to discuss. The teacher collects the cards and randomly distributes them to the class members. Each student has five minutes to develop a talk about that element of the short story or novel.