Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Guilty or Innocent
A writing lesson using the R.A.F.T. model and the short story "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst. Students take on the role of attorneys and write persuasive speeches for the jury proclaiming the narrator's guilt or innocence.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Frederick Douglass [Pdf]
"Frederick Douglass on Women's Suffrage," a one page, non-fiction, reading passage, is an excerpt from a persuasive speech delivered by Frederick Douglass to the International Council of Women in Washington, D.C., April 1888 in support...
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Types of Public Speeches
This lesson plan focuses on the types of public speeches including informative, persuasive, and speeches for special occasions. It also discusses the difference between informative and persuasive speeches. SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks
Lumen Learning
Lumen: Boundless Communications: Speaking in the Real World
Students will learn practical tips for speaking in non-academic settings. SL.9-10.6 Adapt to task/formal. CSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.6
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Write a Persuasive Speech
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.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Visions for a New World (Lesson Plan)
A lesson for exploring the ways in which Kofi Annan has spoken for the weak, poor, and voiceless. Learners analyze a world event and then express a dream or a vision of how the situation could be improved.
Love To Know Media
Your Dictionary: Writing the One Minute Persuasive Speech
This article focuses on writing a one-minute persuasive speech force students to be clear and concise and to hone debate skills. From there it suggests the use of improvisation speeches.
Other
Preparing Informative and Persuasive Speeches
This site gives tips on how to organize and prepare a persuasive speech in the most effective way.