Why is it important to use precise language? Participants explore this question in the fourth activity in a series of 15 on effective instruction. Perfect for all content areas, the activity promotes appropriate language choice through...

Put out by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, this page from the Occupational Outlook Handbook is dedicated to information related to the Speech Therapist career.

This site from Cyber Harvard Law offers summaries of three different Supreme Court cases which address the limits of free speech. Includes interactive opinion, multiple-choice questions. Links to the written opinions of the Court for...

This lesson from a grammar and writing unit focuses on the parts of speech. It offers links to "The Writing Center: Parts of Speech" exercise, Lynch Guide to Grammar and Style, a parts of speech presentation, and a game.

This tutorial focuses on the 8 parts of speech and how they function in sentences. It offers a YouTube video of students rapping the 8 parts of speech, a slide show of the 8 parts of speech, examples, and how they function in sentences,...

In this exercise, students are asked to identify the underlined parts of speech used in the sentence or to identify the full tense classification of the sentence from five options given. Feedback is given when answer is selected....

Brief descriptions of several case studies involving decisions by the Supreme Court concerning First Amendment rights, especially freedom of speech.

Quiz that assesses fundamental knowledge and application of the basic parts of speech. Identify the part of speech within a sentence or standing on its own. Three levels of difficulty and immediate feedback are provided. Certificates...

This exercise gives students a sentence with a word or section underlined. They are asked questions about the underlined portion, such as what is the person, number, and case of the word "I" in this sentence. Students select answer from...

This multi-session lesson plan features the opportunity to analyze a variety of famous speeches. Students will look carefully at tone, rhetoric, propaganda techniques, and historical context as they write an analysis paper....

Learn steps from the experts on how to write and deliver a great speech. There are tips and graphic organizers for writing. The final step is recording your speech on the Radio Hotline. Listen to other student writing as well.

In this lesson, you will learn to analyze persuasive speeches and examine the impact of rhetorical structure and the use of devices in famous speeches. It includes activities such as matching quotes from famous speeches to the speakers...

In this lesson, you will learn to analyze persuasive speeches, those that are intended to sway the audience to agree with the speaker. You will examine the impact of rhetorical structure and the use of devices in famous speeches.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

Relevant resource on free speech in which students examine how different societies define freedom of expression. Through multi-media sources students look at historical sources as well as current controveries over free speech.

This Career Clip features Carrie Kane, Speech Pathologist at Good Shepherd in Allentown, PA. She uses technology in many ways to help those that are having problems with speech. Her best career advice came from a supervisor and that she...

A speech given by William Lloyd Garrison in 1854 in which he advocates for the abolition of slavery. The readability level, word count, and citation are provided. An audio rendition of the speech can be heard as well as downloaded in mp3...

This site is a fabulous resource that contains dozens and dozens of Lincoln documents including letters, speeches, writings, and original documents that are contained in the Library of Congress. The site also includes Lincoln's view on...

Complete learning module with lesson plan, video, vocabulary and activities on free speech and social media. Students examine arguments through video and text and debate to what extent should social media be protected as free speech...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn how to give a variety of speeches, such as informative, narrative, reflective, descriptive, and oral interpretation. SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks

In this learning activity, you'll review the general principles speakers use to create a specific purpose statement. At the end, practice what you learned by choosing the correct purpose statement for a brief speech.

This is a radio speech "Share Our Wealth" delivered by Huey P. Long on March 7, 1935, by the National Broadcasting Company, New York. Long was in opposition to Roosevelt's New Deal.

This is the text of the Cornerstone speech for the Confederacy which was delivered by Alexander H. Stephens on March 21, 1861, in Savannah, Georgia.

Read William Jennings Bryan's speech delivered at the Democratic National Convention in 1896; it is considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history.