The students will locate, view and analyze speeches for content and comprehension.

Promote self-motivation, satisfaction and accomplishments.

Accurately retrieve three to four diferent speeches.

Use various media types.

Desktop/Laptop computers

Writing materials.

View text and audio of various speeches. 

Websites:The History Place: Great Speeches Collection http://historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm

Famous Speeches: he History Channel http://www.history.com/media.co

Famous Speeches http://codlibrary.org/index.php?title=Famous_Speeches

Print Resources: American Speeches: Political Oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill Clinton by Ted Widmer (2006)

Give Your Speech, Change the World: How to Move Your Audience to Action by Nick Morgan (2005)

Session One

Begin a unit on oral presentation.  Discuss the different types of oral presentation.  Explain the difference between informational and persuasive speeches.  The students will work independently to research, view and analyze several historical speeches as well as commercial speeches.  Evaluate the structure of various speeches.  Each student"s speech should be at least five minutes.

Session Two

Students will consider the audience the speech is intended.  Draft an outline and include the main message you wish to get across to your audience, opening sentence, supporting points and closing.

Session Three

View text and audio of some famous speeches. Students will view the websites listed to get a feeling for the speakers as well as the speeches they presented.

Session Four

Students will complete writing their indivdual speeches and present final draft to the class.