Teacher to write and model 5 or 6 one minute speeches on topics of interest or passion - (eg. My Class, My Family, Teaching is the Best Job in the World!) or topics pertaining to the children (eg. Uniforms, Junk Food) with careful detail to hamburger (RTF 257KB) . Ask students to listen for techniques, similarities etc. in each speech. Chart the observations as these progress. Listen to, then analyse the written speech for the last 2 or 3 minutes.
At the same time talk about ideas of enunciation, throwing of voice, use of inflection, pace, pauses, volume, etc. as you model them. Record these on a chart as they come up - focus on one or two per day.
Published on: 08 Apr 2009
