Share Fair Activity
Worksheet
§ Target
language: English
§ Target
student (age, level): University
students; upper-intermediate to advanced level
§ Topic/Theme:
Persuasive speech on a
social issue
§ Skill
focus: Speaking,
listening, reading, writing, critical thinking
§ Objective: To
prepare and deliver a formal speech; to improve public speaking skills; to
research a social issue; to improve listening comprehension by listening to
other speeches; to think critically about social issues and engage in
discussion and debate with classmates
§ Time:
About 2-3 hours of
class time will be spent introducing and discussing the format of a persuasive
speech following Monroe’s Motivated Sequence and looking at several examples.
Most of the work will be completed as homework, so time will vary for each
student. After the in-class lesson, they will have a week to complete the
initial posting, and another week to comment on each other’s speeches.
§ Software/Web
address: Assignments will
be posted on the class page using www.edmodo.com. Students will use a free audio
recording app of their choice.
§ Procedure
for the activity: Students
will deliver a formal persuasive speech following Monroe’s Motivated Sequence
(Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualization, Action) on a social issue of
their choice. They will record their speech and upload the audio file to the
Edmodo website. Then they will listen to classmates’ speeches and write
comments on them. They should read each other’s comments and respond
accordingly.
§ Assessment
(how will you know that
students have learned?): I will
grade students using the following rubric:
3- excellent;
2-good; 1-fair; 0-poor
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Attention –
The speaker uses an attention-grabber, introduces the topic, and briefly
outlines the speech.
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Need – The
speaker explains the problem with well-researched background details, facts,
and statistics.
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Satisfaction –
The speaker explains how this problem can be solved.
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Visualization
– The speaker explains how solving the problem in this way will benefit the
audience, or how they will suffer if this solution is ignored.
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3
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2
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1
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0
|
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Action – The
speaker tells the audience what they can do to help solve the problem.
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3
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2
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1
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0
|
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The
pronunciation is clear and easy to understand. If there are a few minor
mistakes, these do not interfere with overall comprehension.
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3
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2
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1
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0
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The pacing is
appropriate and consistent throughout the response and long pauses are
avoided. The speaker sounds natural and fluent, not as if she is reading from
a script. The speaker sounds interested in the topic and demonstrates some
enthusiasm. She varies intonation and does not speak in a monotone voice.
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3
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2
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1
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0
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The speaker
uses strong vocabulary and grammar. If there are a few minor mistakes, these
do not interfere with overall comprehension.
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3
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2
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1
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0
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The assignment
is complete, an appropriate length, and submitted on time.
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3
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2
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1
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0
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The student
has commented substantially on at least two of her classmates’ posts on the
Edmodo discussion board. These comments show deep engagement with the topic
and help to further the discussion.
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3
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2
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1
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0
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Total: _____/30
Comments:
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Kyle: thank you for letting us know about edmodo.com.
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