Lesson MMS-7
Welcome! Please consider how your attitude affects your and other students' experiences of the lesson.
Be respectful, come prepared, and show interest to have the best possible educational experience.
Lesson goals
Learn how other students constructed their speeches, how to use the template, and finally, prepare your own speech
Lesson activities
Student examples
Speech instructions
Preparations checkpoint
Student examples
Read student examples and consider their strenghts and weaknesses
Time for the exercise: 10-20 minutes
In need of inspiration? Please look at the student examples and consider how you would assess them.
Please remember that some speeches might be great at one skill, but lack another.
Speech instructions
You are going to hold a ~5 min motivational speech.
Please follow these steps.
To begin with, select one of the four themes:
We need to write letters to strangers about …
Be uncomfortable and speak the truth about ...
Try … for 30 days.
Leave your comfort zone and believe that you can ...
Secondly, you decide on a specific topic. Here you can enjoy great freedom!
Thirdly, follow Monroe's Motivated Sequence according to the cue cards.
Fourthly, use varied, precise, correct vocabulary and grammar.
Remember inversions and compound-complex sentences!
Finally, discuss the positives and negatives related to your topic.
Download the checklist and cue card template on Unikum
Checkpoint
Checkpoint - please answer the questions. The answer will be your exit ticket.
Time for the activity: ~10 minutes
What is the general purpose of my speech?
My theme is ...?
My specific topic is?
Homework
Carry on creating your speech.
Exit ticket
My purpose, theme and topic are ...