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Presenting with Confidence: Speech and Debate Lesson PlanPresenting with Confidence: Speech and Debate Lesson Plan
Publisher
K20 LEARN
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Presentation
Year
2022
Usage Permissions
Creative Commons
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Language
English, Spanish
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Presenting with Confidence: Speech and Debate

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This Presenting with Confidence: Speech and Debate lesson plan also includes:
  • Presenting with Confidence (.pdf)
  • Lesson Slides (.pptx)
  • I Thought I'd Feel… - English (.pdf)
  • I Thought I'd Feel… - English (.docx)
  • I Thought I'd Feel… - Spanish (.pdf)
  • I Thought I'd Feel… - Spanish (.docx)
  • Note Catcher - English (.pdf)
  • Note Catcher - English (.docx)
  • Note Catcher - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Note Catcher - Spanish (.docx)
  • Sample Speeches - English (.pdf)
  • Sample Speeches - English (.docx)
  • Sample Speeches - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Sample Speeches - Spanish (.docx)
  • What? So What? Now What? - English (.pdf)
  • What? So What? Now What? - English (.docx)
  • What? So What? Now What? - Spanish (.pdf)
  • What? So What? Now What? - Spanish (.docx)
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Stage fright? Class members learn strategies to overcome stage fright and develop confidence when giving speeches and engaging in debates.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

public speaking, anxiety, debate, self-awareness, fears

Instructional Ideas

  • Have the orators video, then view their first speech, and repeat the process with their final speech to observe their progress

Classroom Considerations

  • Groups need access to devices with internet to watch their assigned videos
  • Copies and a projection device for the PowerPoint are required

Pros

  • The lesson is richly detailed and carefully scaffolded
  • Teacher notes provide additional tips for instructors
  • Links detail the various learning strategies used in the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.1.a SL.11-12.1.a

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