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Graphic
Other

Write Design: Graphic Organizers: Visualize

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Lists and describes several types of graphic organizers which fall under the "visualize" mold, including sketches, diagrams, and thumbnails.
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Article
American Psychological Association

Apa: 10 Tips for Speaking Like a Ted Talk Pro

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This article provides advice from the experts on how to make any presentation sing. Regardless of how practiced you may be at public speaking, there are some very effective strategies to use to deliver engaging talks. The next time you...
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Website
Other

Manner of Speaking: Analyses of Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of videos of speeches by well-known personalities and celebrities. Each one is accompanied by an analysis of the speech's structure, devices, and arguments. Some videos are excerpts from movies, some are from...
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Rubric
Other

University of Kansas: Project Based Learning: Multimedia Presentation Checklist

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Create and print a customizable checklist for teacher or student use for planning and assessing multimedia presentations. Categories include preparation, resources, organization, navigation, appearance and media use....
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Handout
Other

Uncg University Speaking Center: Parts of a Speech [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site provides public speaking tips. Advice and examples for writing the introduction and conclusion are highlighted. The tips could also be used to help in preparing for group discussion.
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Handout
Other

Association for Computing Machinery: Visual Aids and Presentation

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Information is presented on the role of visual aids in professional presentations. Article says "no more than six ideas should be presented on a single visual aid" and also gives time suggestions. Although this article is old and uses...
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Exit Slips

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A printable exit slip to use with any topic. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organize as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources are also provided.
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Graphic
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Making Connections

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
A printable graphic organizer for students to use when making text to self, text, and world connections while reading a text. Directions on how to use this type of graphic organize as well as lists of teaching ideas and related resources...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Doodle Splash: Using Graphics to Discuss Literature

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Online lesson which allows students to create a graphic in understanding a given story/piece of literature. Students create this graphic in groups and then present to the class, offering explanations as to their understanding of the...
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PPT
Robin L. Simmons

Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Coordination and Subordination Power Point

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A PowerPoint slide explaining the use of coordinate and subordinate conjunctions to join clauses. Questions that may be found on standardized tests are included.
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Lesson Plan
New Zealand Ministry of Education

Nz Ministry of Education: Verbals on Visuals

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This task is to produce a picture book based on relationships. This will aim to combine verbal and visual features to produce a text for a year 7/8 class. Assessment will involve the identification and use of the illustrations, use of...
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Interactive
Vocabulary University

My vocabulary.com: List of Themes for Performing Arts & Fine Arts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a list of interactive vocabulary activites for performing and fine arts.
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Handout
Other

Univ. Of Washington: How to Make an Outline [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Information on how to make an outline. Provides a sample.
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Graphic
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Customizable Graphic Organizers

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a series of customizable graphic organizers. Students will be able to engage in "during reading" strategies and writing process graphic organizers.
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Rubric
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Oral Presentation Rubric

For Teachers 1st - 9th Standards
A printable four-point rubric for use when evaluating oral presentations. The rubric focuses on the specific areas of delivery, content and organization, and enthusiasm and audience awareness. Directions on how to use this rubric as well...
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Introducing Each Other: Interviews, Memoirs, Photos, Internet

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson plan is designed to teach various methods students can use when researching background information on one another in order to introduce each other in written and oral form.
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Unit Plan
TES Global

Blendspace: Cause and Effect

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This eleven-part Blendspace is designed to be used while teaching students how to analyze cause and effect. Links include reference sheets, a SMART Notebook Lesson, posters, practice worksheets, and guided practice opportunities.
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Activity
TES Global

Tes: Media Writing Project: Create a School Prospectus

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will develop a brochure for a school during this writing unit. Students will learn functional writing and how to apply the associated conventions.
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Tips From the Insiders

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This resource gives six great pointers for creating your speech. It highlights including your information withing stories and andectotes in order to maintain the audience's attention.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Choosing Whether to Use Software or Technology to Enhance Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A tutorial explaining how to use technology to create graphics and visuals to enhance documents and presentations. A brief audiovisual presentation identifies types of visuals, and another audiovisual presentation describes how and when...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Easy to Create Graphic Organizers

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Two PDF's that can be viewed online or downloaded and printed. The first is one page showing students several examples of abbreviations that can be used when taking notes. The second is a four pages and shows how different types of...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Imagining & Visualizing: Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this slideshow tutorial, students will review the reading strategies of imagining and visualizing to assist with interpreting stories' characters, events, and settings. Students are given an explanation of the strategies and examples...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Appropriate Language

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students can learn how to use language appropriately through these notes on pretentious language, nine presentation slides on using jargon, eleven presentation slides on cliches in writing, and a video also about cliches. [2:00]
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Handout
Colorado State University

Csu Writing Guides: Creating and Using Overheads

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An informational guide on the creation, process, and considerations involved in using an overhead projector and/or transparency. Includes information about when to use overheads, basic design, types of visuals, and using the overheads...