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Informative Speech Assignment ActivityInformative Speech Assignment Activity
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8th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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Informative Speech Assignment

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Allow your pupils to take on the role of the instructor with an informative speech that covers a new topic related to your unit of study or new information on a subject your class has already studied. Pupils fill out the provided outline in order to plan and structure their speeches. Speakers are required to cite sources verbally, but can use their notes for reference as they present their topic.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

supporting details, details

Additional Tags

informative speech, speech outline, cite sources, supporting details, social studies

Pros

  • While the assignment page does say the speech is to go with a certain unit, the Word document is easy to edit and adapt for your own needs
  • See the materials tab for plenty of information on the two units referenced in the resource

Cons

  • The included rubric is really small (shrunk down to fit on a portion of the page), but could easily be expanded

Common Core

SL.8.4 SL.9-10.4 SL.11-12.4

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