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Write Design: Graphic Organizers: Visualize
Lists and describes several types of graphic organizers which fall under the "visualize" mold, including sketches, diagrams, and thumbnails.
American Psychological Association
Apa: 10 Tips for Speaking Like a Ted Talk Pro
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...
Other
Manner of Speaking: Analyses of Speeches
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...
Other
University of Kansas: Project Based Learning: Multimedia Presentation Checklist
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....
Other
Uncg University Speaking Center: Parts of a Speech [Pdf]
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.
Other
Association for Computing Machinery: Visual Aids and Presentation
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...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exit Slips
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.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Making Connections
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...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Doodle Splash: Using Graphics to Discuss Literature
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...
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: Presentations: Coordination and Subordination Power Point
A PowerPoint slide explaining the use of coordinate and subordinate conjunctions to join clauses. Questions that may be found on standardized tests are included.
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Verbals on Visuals
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...
Vocabulary University
My vocabulary.com: List of Themes for Performing Arts & Fine Arts
This is a list of interactive vocabulary activites for performing and fine arts.
Other
Univ. Of Washington: How to Make an Outline [Pdf]
Information on how to make an outline. Provides a sample.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Customizable Graphic Organizers
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.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Oral Presentation Rubric
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...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Introducing Each Other: Interviews, Memoirs, Photos, Internet
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.
TES Global
Blendspace: Cause and Effect
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.
TES Global
Tes: Media Writing Project: Create a School Prospectus
[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.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Tips From the Insiders
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Choosing Whether to Use Software or Technology to Enhance Ideas
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Easy to Create Graphic Organizers
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Imagining & Visualizing: Tutorial
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Appropriate Language
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]
Colorado State University
Csu Writing Guides: Creating and Using Overheads
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...