9 TH GRADE
I TRIMESTER SPEECH FINAL TEST
TEACHER ADRIANA GÓMEZ
DELIVERY OF A SPEECH WITH
MANUSCRIPT METHOD
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify the manuscript
method as an effective one when information needs to be accurate.
2. Implement effective verbal
and nonverbal language, as well as eye contact to engage the audience.
3. Recognize the qualities
that make a good speaker.
Deliver a speech about the life of an
admirable speaker -use a manuscript.
Suggestions: John F. Kennedy, Oprah Winfrey,
Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama, Martin Luther King,
Malala Yousafzai, Nelson Mandela, etc
- Instructions:
- Reference pages 288 and 289 Glencoe Speech Textbook
· Use the manuscript as a support, but avoid reading it word-for-word.
· Manuscripts read from a printed copy sound mechanical. Be natural.
· If you read 100% of the manuscript, your audience will get bored.
· Eye contact, vocal variety, and facial expressions help motivate your audience.
· Highlight key words on your manuscript. Remember key phrases and practice your speech repeatedly.
· As you read through your speech, take a quick look at the highlighted words to remember which idea comes next.
· Familiarize yourself with the substance of your speech and the sequence of your main points.
· You don´t need to memorize your speech word by word, the speech may vary somewhat from the manuscript, but it will sound more natural.
· You MUST hand in a copy of your manuscript with your full name to the teacher before you deliver the speech.
· Listen attentively and respectfully while your peers deliver their own speech.
· A copy of the rubric to be used is enclosed, read it carefully so you know what is expected from you.
Content
of the Biography:
·
Introduction that mentions the character´s name, and
something that has made his/her life
remarkable.
·
Content: Explain 8 to 10 important events in his/ her
life
·
Conclusion: Wrap up the ideas, mention why this person
is admirable or a lesson you have learned from him/her.
SOYUZ BILINGUAL SCHOOL
End of Term Tests 9th grade
May 2014
Literature Test: Thursday May 29th
·
Nonfiction: Informational texts
- · Magazine article: Making it up as we go -page 33
- · Newspaper article: Iraqi Treasures Hunted - page 37
- · Web site: Cave Online - page 43
- · Identify the parts of the informational texts ( structural features)
- · Vocabulary of the 3 selections: prehistoric-permanent-intriguing-recovered-civilizations-authorities-techniques-projection-vivid.
- · Comprehension of main ideas of a magazine article, newspaper article, and web site.
- · Themes of selections: history of writing, Sumerians, and Iraq´s National Museum.
- · Reference pages Literature Book: 32 to 46
