CORE 6

Lesson Plan

• Topic selection (for both speaking & writing)
• Is the topic relevant?
• Passion, (you have passion for it)
• Does it make the point you wanted to make?
• Prepare an opening & a closing line.

Resources

• Story of a Country With Mineral Resources
• Story of a Country Without Mineral Resources
• Skills for Clear and Persuasive Writing
• Persuasive Writing Sample
• Persuasive Public Speaking
• Example Elevator Speech

Homework*

• Student will deliver a prepared thirty (30) second “ELEVATOR SPEECH” about a project.
• Student will demonstrate using a PREPARED OPENING LINE & a PREPARED CLOSING LINE for a speech on a selected topic.
• Student will demonstrate using TWO (2) CITATIONS during a speech.
• Student will demonstrate telling ONE (1) JOKE during a speech.
• Student will demonstrate using the “FUNNEL TECHNIQUE” to introduce audience to their topic.

*assigned at the end of the weekend.