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Oral communication Common Core SL.7.1b resources
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Unit - Bundle! - 5 Lessons!!!
Public Speaking Activities for Writing a SpeechSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesWriting for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to research, write, practice, and present a speech has never been easier! These lessons guide students through a step-by-step p
Grades:
6th - 8th
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Format - Debate Outline, Graphic Organizer, and Rubric
Looking to engage your students in a style of debate that they’ll love? This debate outline teaches the Lincoln-Douglas debate format with a slideshow lesson, debate graphic organizer, teacher moderator script, and an editable debate rubric. Suitable for online learning with digital slide decks for Google Classroom®!Included with this Lincoln-Douglas Debate Format Outline:✏️ Lincoln-Douglas Debate Format Slideshow Lesson - Google Slides®, Microsoft PowerPoint®, & PDF✏️ Lincoln-Douglas Deba
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6th - 12th
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Literature Circles Made Easy Step by Step Lessons and Printables
Classroom Book Clubs: Literature Circles Made Easy includes 5 short videos for teachers plus the printables you need to set up and run Literature Circles in your classroom. This method does not include Literature Circle roles, so the program is easy to implement in a flexible manner. Kids love this method because it's more fun than traditional forms of Literature Circles, and teachers love it because it's easy and effective! After you purchase Classroom Book Clubs, look for the PDF with directio
Grades:
3rd - 6th
Also included in: Literature Circles Made Easy | Classroom Book Clubs Discussion Bundle
Fun Middle School Debates | Citizenship | End Of Year Life Skills Activities
17 high-interest CLASSROOM DEBATES! Great for End of Year Life Skills Activities when you have time to fill. The slideshow teaches everything. You just guide the class conversation! This life-long tool is great for an End of Year Life Skills refresher!Use it as part of your end-of-year life skills activities: it's fun, "easier" work that still has learning value.Teach important lessons if you ever need to fill a period.These debates are also a great way to kick off a Global Studies unit or Engli
Grades:
6th - 10th
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Introduction to Debate
This four lesson unit is designed to be a comprehensive debate tutorial for teachers who are new to debate or who want to implement debate into their current curriculum. I tried to design these materials with lots of explanation where necessary and minimal prep work to finish. I have taught debate for over ten years in the classroom and online and the knowledge and expertise I have gained have gone into these lessons to make them a perfect gateway to argumentation and debate. All lessons are onl
Grades:
3rd - 12th
AVID Team Building Digital and Printable Activities
Looking for some icebreakers or teambuilding activities to build your classroom community and make fun Friday or Framework Friday planning an easy task? Then you're in the right place! These resources encourage skills like public speaking, communication, leadership, writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading!⭐OVER 30% OFF!⭐ *We have 52 resources included in this bundle!*⭐AVID Mega Bundle!⭐What's Included7 Communication/Public Speaking Resources2 30-Second Speech ActivitiesEditable
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5th - 12th
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TED Talk Presentations - Print and Digital
Teach public speaking and speech writing with this lesson that challenges students to present TED Talks. Existing TED Talks serve as mentor texts, which students view, analyze, and evaluate before using the writing process to create their own. Print-and-go handouts guide students through their discussion, planning, peer review, editing, and rehearsal. An editable slide and MS Word document is included for the final assignment, so you can customize the assessment for your students’ needs. This
Grades:
7th - 10th
Socratic Seminar and Activities: Poetry Analysis of The Spider and the Fly
Fun and engaging! This easy to implement resource is much more than a Socratic seminar. It includes high interest activities and a differentiated quiz. Socratic seminar is an excellent and engaging way for students to practice higher order thinking skills. This 73-slide PowerPoint resource with printables is a Socratic seminar featuring the poem “The Spider and the Fly” by Mary Howitt. The resource includes a well-organized protocol for conducting a formal discussion or Socratic seminar based o
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4th - 8th
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Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Lesson - Writing a Speech
Public Speaking Activities to Write a SpeechSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesKnow Your Audience for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Classroom Ready!*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to write a speech when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides students through a st
Grades:
6th - 8th
Independent Reading Activity: One-Pagers, Annotation Guides, + Bulletin Boards
Motivate your middle school students to read books for enjoyment with these flexible and easy to assess activities! Students practice identifying the literary elements and reading with a purpose! Students will identify themes and summarize the plot and conflict.Book Bistro is a research-based independent reading program that fosters a love of reading.It's essentially a high-interest, middle school book report that taps into the social nature of middle school students. The assignment puts the fun
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Grades:
6th - 9th
AVID Speed Philosophical Chairs Lesson and Activity - DIgital Resource
This AVID Speed Philosophical Chairs note taking lesson plan with teaching slides has everything you need to teach your students the process of speed philosopical chairs while they practice the 5 phases of focused note taking! This lesson also includes 40 speed philosophical topics for students to apply they're learning at the end of the lesson.What's Included:Lesson plan that walks you through the slides43 teaching slides40 speed philosophical chairs topicsparticipant reflective checklistrules
Grades:
5th - 9th
The Odyssey Mock Trial - Unit Study - Greek Mythology - Real World Skills Script
Get your students into the characters and events of "The Odyssey" by Homer with this comprehensive Mock Trial resource! Your students will love playing their roles when you transform your classroom into a courtroom!Here’s what you’ll get:✅ Detailed teacher guide, complete with daily lesson plans✅ Introduction Google slideshow✅ Student directions✅ Roles guide✅ Expectations and rubrics for all roles✅ Worksheets for all roles✅ General script✅ Webquest jury duty assignment✅ Links to relevant videos✅
Grades:
7th - 10th
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Revolutionary War Debates: Argument Writing and Speaking in the History Class
Revolutionary War | Revolutionary War Activity | Revolutionary War ProjectBring argument writing and speaking to your history classroom! This activity is aligned to multiple Common Core writing and speaking & listening standards.The Revolutionary War is a prime example of history that is still up for debate. By researching both sides of contentious events relating to the Revolutionary War, students will gain a better understanding of these events as a whole. This activity provides an excelle
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6th - 9th
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It's Debatable! A Fun, Interactive, and Friendly Debate and Argumentation Game
Want to get kids debating, but want to avoid politics? This activity is it! This game is a fun way to get kids to create and communicate persuasive, well-reasoned arguments quickly. The game is played in small groups and includes friendly prompts for classes to play repeatedly without kids seeing the same prompt twice. In each round, kids will create organized arguments using a claim-warrant-data-impact structure. The prompts are all relatable and sometimes humorous so that they can come up
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5th - 12th
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Also included in: Public Speaking and Debate Games
Public Speaking Introduction, Speech and Debate Lesson - Organizing a Speech
Public Speaking Activities to Organize Your SpeechSpeech ActivitiesDebate ActivitiesKnow Your Audience for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateDifferentiated Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateEnrichment Activities for Public Speaking, Speech, and DebateGoogle Slides Included!*****************************************************************************************Introducing how to organize your speech when preparing for a speech has never been easier! This lesson guides students
Grades:
6th - 8th
Human Body Systems: Group Newscast
I created this newscast for my fifth grade class to research one system of the body, then present information as a group in a fun way. They really get into it! There is an anchorperson (or two), a weatherperson, a sports person, and someone who is on-location. All roles are modified to fit the subject matter, of course!Included:- An introduction page with news roles and sign-up- A page for students to organize and collect their 3 facts- A presentation checklist to practice- A note-taking page fo
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5th - 8th
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NGSS:
MS-LS1-7
, MS-LS1-3
, MS-LS1-1
, MS-LS1-8
Teach Active Listening BUNDLE | Slides Lesson, Printables & Auto-Graded Quiz /10
I love teaching and assessing active listening skills, and this bundle is a great choice for Grades 6+ with a ready-made lesson and a quick, RICH (auto-graded) ASSESSMENT.Purpose: This quiz and lesson pack is perfect for teaching and evaluating students' active listening skills.Timeline: Lesson 20 minutes; activities 10 minutes; quiz 10 minutes Why purchase this resource?whole 3-part lesson plan includedauto-graded quiz saves time and saves/tracks student data/progressprintables and self-assessm
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6th - 12th
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After Spring Break Printable Partner Activity - Bottle Flip
Bottle Flip is a partner team-building card game and it's the perfect icebreaker for your AVID students (or for students in any content area) who are returning to school after spring break! This activity allows students to talk and share their experiences in a fun and interactive way. Students will take turns trying to gain points by flipping a bottle upright! When they miss, they have to answer a question and lose a chance at points.Whether you're a teacher looking to add a fun and interactive
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4th - 12th
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Also included in: AVID Partner Icebreaker Team Building Games and Activities Bundle
DEBATE INTRODUCTION ACTIVITY - grades 5-7 debate beginners lesson plan
This lesson plan introduces debating to grades 5-7 debate beginners in a fun, low-stress activity. One-on-one debates on high interest topics will ease students into debating and can even be used as a light-hearted but challenging introduction to argument writing. Students will debate four times in a one hour class using four of the eight provided topics, such as "Tweens should attend a summer camp at least once."Each time they will face a single, different ‘opponent’. They will give a speech, a
Grades:
5th - 7th
Battle Brackets-Mini Debates
This was designed to be used as an introduction to the argumentative unit in 7th grade. Students debated bracket style about various topics. These topics include: candy, chips, thanksgiving sides, videogames, apps, etc Students were instructed to pick a side of the room. They were given about 5 minutes to have a loosely structured debate about the first round. When discussing students were required to state their opinion as well as provide a reason why their side was stronger OR the other side w
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6th - 8th
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Student-Led Book Clubs (Jekyll and Hyde)
*FULL UNIT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD*This resource contains discussion guidelines, individual student roles, discussion questions, a simple discussion rubric, daily lessons and activities, an introduction, and outlines and worksheets for daily student use. This is a ready-to-print resource to immediately hand to students. While based on The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, this book club unit can easily be adapted to other sources.
Grades:
7th
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Debating Unit Bundle
Looking to start a debate club at your school?Looking to develop your students' public speaking skills?Looking for a rigorous yet engaging speaking assessment?This resource bundle has everything you need to set up your school's debate club or get your students debating in class. There are two lessons, a student preparation sheet, guide, rubric, and range of topics to support and challenge your students. Critical thinking, public speaking, and team work will be practiced and enhanced through grad
Grades:
4th - 12th, Adult Education
Introduction to Debate - Class Debate & Topics
This is a stand alone product that can be used for nearly any debate related purpose, no matter the age group or class. This is a perfect gateway to introduce debate to your class or after school club! The product includes:Instructions for a classroom- friendly debate format (total length of debate is 9 minutes). The slideshow includes explanation of what to do in each speech as well as little conveniences like a table for writing names and a link to a topic wheel selector. All of the little thi
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3rd - 12th
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Also included in: Introduction to Debate
Conversation Starters Package on Gun Violence
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on advertising.What's included:A list of 15 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of gun violenceActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful expressions and
Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Gun Violence Bundle: Class Discussions and Debate
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