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This Public Speaking Lesson: The Impact of Bullying lesson plan also includes:
It's one thing to prevent yourself from becoming a bully, but how do you convince others to follow suit? Take the first step in creating a better world with a public speaking instructional activity that prompts learners to write and present persuasive speeches about ending bullying.
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Instructional Ideas
- Use as a cross-curricular lesson between social studies and language arts, or health and language arts
- Assign the provided infographics to small groups and have them analyze how effective their argument is
Classroom Considerations
- Designed for high schoolers but helpful for middle school classes as well
- Linked video of Barack Obama's election night speech is unavailable, but it is readily available online; consider using additional examples to demonstrate effective speeches as well
Pros
- Addresses both the topic of bullying and the skill of persuasive speaking in one lesson
- Encourages audience engagement during peer presentations
- Suggestions for the final presentation day makes the event special
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- None