Speech Competition

Speech competition post : modelled as you went. Gave them a structure, left them to their devices. Even though I was away the LTP helped the reliever implement the plan. Explain the process ( put a screenshot of rubric). Fake group photo to the selected student of the group.

This year my students had the speech competition. This was my first speech competition and although I wasn't there for a lot of the planning of the speeches, my long term plans were clear and easy to follow for the reliever. We had worked on opinions a lot prior to planning and writing their speeches. This enabled my learners to understand what an opinion was and how to write one.

Below is the template we used to write a speech.

The process of the speeches included planning, writing, performing to a group and speech finalist. We organised the speeches so that the learners would perform them to their group of 4. From there, they were judged by their peers using the rubric below. The student with the highest score would then go on to perform it in front of their year group which was being judged by myself and Mr Wong. We then chose the top speeches from our class who went on to present at the speech competition finals with the other senior classes.

This is the rubric that each learner was critiqued on.

It was great to see the process in which speeches are carried out. I was very proud of my students and enjoyed every aspect of speech writing and performing.

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Pick-a-path facilitated by Matt Goodwin

Google Slides:

• Only give them two options at the start.

• CRL+ K you can link the pick a path to the buttons. Or there is a small link button at the top of the editing bar.

• Planning is the most important part. Ensuring the learners understand that they will have multiple endings and options is essential. Plan no more than 2 other 

• Planning template 

• Modelling is vital in order to show them that they get to choose their paths. Create a fun one for them to go through as a class.

• They start with a title on each slide to make it easier to follow.

Google forms

• They can’t go back and need to submit their final answer at the end.

• Planning template 

• Can be linked to find a spreadsheet.

• Can be a bit more pedantic and fiddly.

• “Go to section based on answer” this needs to be turned on in order to limit and use the pick a path correctly.

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