Week 18: Public Speaking

This week we begin to prepare to write a persuasive speech, a speech that attempts to convince others of your position. We will start by reading and listening to some great speeches. Some of those speeches are here:

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

  1. Listen to at least two different speeches until the bell rings;
  2. Write a post for your blog, or leave a comment on someone else’s blog;
  3. Go to the unit links at the (all links except for May Dos).

Welcome to Week 17

Today, we will concentrate on what we learned today about slavery in America.

  1. Go to the links on slavery at the right->
  2. Write about your impressions of slavery based on what you learned there, or in the readings and pictures from earlier. Send me a comment of three sentences;
  3. Options at that point are: to write a post on your blog, write a comment on another student’s blog, or go to the links for Taking a Stand, Sixth Grade Social Studies, or Sixth Grade Science.