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Handout
wikiHow

Wiki How: How to Write a Persuasive Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn how to write a persuasive speech in three parts: Preparing to Write, Writing you Speech, and Delivering your Speech. A video [1 min, 43 secs] and writing tips are also provided.
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Article
Other

Fripp & Associates: Preparing Your Talk

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
General principles and techiniques for delivering speeches. Target audience, materials, organization and writing and rehearsing speeches are discussed along with many more insights. SL.9-10.4 Presentation
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Parts of a Presentation Class

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
A twenty-one-part learning module including links to texts, images, and websites on how to give a presentation in class.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: 2014, Term1 Writing Expositions Week 3

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A four-part learning module with links to images, a website, and a video explaining how to write an argumentative piece.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Informative Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nine-part learning module with links to websites, videos, and images to use while learning how to write and deliver an informative speech.
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Article
Other

Cyndi Maxey: Afterthoughts on After Dinner Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article illuminates nine steps for planning and performing an after dinner speech which include defining terms, determining the tone of the evening, re-thinking a handout, and being prepared for reactions in unexpected places.
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Handout
Other

How to Study: Making an Oral Presentation

For Students 1st - 8th Standards
Ten useful ideas for making oral presentations more effective and interesting. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4
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PPT
Other

Prezi: Explicit vs. Implicit

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Slideshow explains the difference between explicit and implicit meaning in texts and visuals. Includes good examples and practice questions.
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Handout
Columbia University

Columbia: Tips for Effective Presentations Using Four Important Design Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Excellent, clear guidelines to aid you in using visual aids in a presentation. Curser down to find the information. W.9-10.6 Techno, SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals
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PPT
McGraw Hill

Mc Graw Hill: Public Speaking in a Diverse Society

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Ten-slide PowerPoint presentation on special occasion speeches. Not much for depth, but you can download the presentation for a class project. Covers types of everyday speeches, especially special occasion speeches, giving definitions.
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Article
Other

Ecg Coaching: Pulling It Out of Thin Air

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An article about public speaking that presents various strategies for recovering when one forgets what to say.
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Activity
BBC

Bbc Bitesize Revision: Describing Scenes

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
As part of a revision and writing section of BBC Bitesize focusing on specific forms of writing, this site discusses describing scenes as a type of descriptive writing. W.9-10.3d Precise/sensory details
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Handout
Other

National University of Singapore: Preparing for Presentations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Some tips are presented on how to properly prepare the content of and structure a presentation. SL.9-10.1a Prepared/Discuss. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4, SL.11-12.4 Presentation
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Article
Other

Speak for Success! Persuade! How to Use Body Language in a Persuasive Speech

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site explains how to use body language in a persuasvie speech. Distinctions are made in the realm of body language as it applies to speaking while standing, sitting, or communicating virtually. SL.9-10.3 Eval Presentation
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Handout
Other

Frontiernet.net: Note Taking

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Frontiernet.net outlines the reason why educators prefer to "lecture" students, as well as the best ways to take notes during these lectures.
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Website
Other

Public Speaking and Writing Tips

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Over 20 useful tips on technical writing and public speaking. Many different categories within each topic are discussed. For public speaking tips, CLICK on the highlighted CLICK HERE at the end of paragraph 1.