Section outline

  • Term 2 (Week9- 8th-12th June 2020)

    How to Give a Good Speech - Proctor Gallagher Institute

    Kia Ora Y7.  This week, we move over to speeches. Last week, I asked you to think of certain topics for speech that you are passionate about. This week, we will study and discuss what goes into an effective speech. You will plan your speech using the given planning template. You will write your speech on a Google doc. Remember it has to be your own speech. You will write it YOURSELF. Have a look at the speech exemplars under resources though you need to have your own ideas for your speech. You will present your speeches as your Assessment for Term 3.

    You are required to construct and deliver an oral presentation of about 2 to 4 minutes in a formal setting. You can choose your own topic but the subject of your presentation could also be from the following:

    • a theme studied in class

    • a topical issue that arises from wide reading

    • something related with the context of Term 1 or Term 

    Collaboration: The speech topic can be your own choice OR from what you have learnt in Term 1 or 2 in Global Studies, P.E./Health, Science, Math. Speak to your different Learning Areas' teachers to see if you can pick a topic from there. We will be working closely with Global Studies, Science and Maths. Global Studies will guide you to understand and apply good research skills to identify and use reliable sources/ resources for your speech. Science/Math will help you understand some of the questions related with Covid-19 which you could use as your speech topic. 

    Big Idea: Life In and After Lockdown

    PLAN & DO: 

    • We are PLANNING to construct  a Visual text (Comic) so that we can demonstrate an understanding of the features of Visual Language.
    • We are PLANNING to construct  a Verbal  text (Speech) so that we can demonstrate an understanding purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form. 
    Activities:

    -Deciding our speech topic

    -Learning how to write a good speech

    Learning Intentions: (We are learning to...)
    We are exploring....... the elements of Visual Language by observing and understanding symbols and examples We are exploring.......Visual Language by applying its elements to construct a comic based on Big Ideas of the context (Life In and After Lockdown)
    We are exploring....... the connections between oral, written, and visual language by creating a visual text (Lockdown Comic) 

    We are exploring....... the elements of Verbal Language by understanding and applying content, language, and text forms in our speech

    FOCUS

    Focus....... We will create a Comic (Visual Text) by applying  the elements of Visual Language and integrating it with our experiences during and after Lockdown
    We are FOCUSED.....on developing our understanding by identifying a range of important lessons/experiences from lock down/ Life After Lockdown
    We are FOCUSED.....on effective public speaking by understanding, discussing  and applying the features of verbal language, body language and making an oral presentation.
    We are FOCUSED..... on expressing our ideas, opinions and thoughts on our chosen topic by planning and constructing our speech.

    Success Criteria: (I can)
    -use an increasing understanding of the connections between oral, written and visual language when creating text (Comic & Speech)

    - apply various features of Visual Language in my Comic from the given list such as:
    Dominant- Image , Colour, Texture, Shape, Symbolism, Lettering/ Font, Proportion, Layout, Rule of thirds Negative-Space,  Logo, Panels, Emanata, Gutters, Bleed, Speech Bubbles, Thought Clouds, Narratory Block, Sound Effect, Caption, Label, Close Up, Long Shot, Reverse etc. 

    -form and communicate ideas and information clearly, drawing on a range of sources to show increasing awareness of a range of dimensions or viewpoints. (Comic & Speech)

    -construct texts (Comic & Speech) that demonstrate an understanding of purpose and audience through deliberate choice of content, language, and text form

    -can seek  feedback to make changes to texts to improve clarity, meaning, and effect
    -use a wide range of oral, written and visual language features and an increasing range of vocabulary to communicate precise meaning & effect, to sustain interest and to achieve a sense of coherence when constructing texts (Comic & Speech)

    -convey and sustain a personal voice where appropriate by being reflective about the production of my own texts: monitor and self-evaluate progress, articulate learning with confidence. (Comic & Speech)

     Resources:
    Refer to last week's resources.