Objective Content

Unit

Addressing an Audience

Local Objective

At the end of this unit, students will be able to...

a. Compose a formal talk to deliver to an audience.

b. Identify the five steps used to compose a formal talk.

c. Re-write original composition to deliver to a different audience.

Objective used to evaluate students

Yes

Assessment Activity

Informal Evaluations-Teacher observations will be made during all guided practice. Students will copy the basic steps for preparing a formal talk from the markerboard or smartboard. Students will practice narrowing down a topic and writing a quick composition about their topic. Guided practice will help students to throw out unimportant ideas and to stay focused on their topics. (Students will be making powerpoint presentations throughout the year.)

Independent Activities-Students will be given a topic to determine their purpose and their audience. They will gather all important information needed, get organized, and write their original composition. Students will re-write their originals to deliver to a different audience. (Students will be making powerpoint presentations throughout the year.)

Unit Exam-Students will deliver their formal talk to their audience. A powerpoint may be part of the presentation.

Level of Expectation

80%

List of concepts and Evaluation Types

Concept	Evaluation Type
powerpoint	PE
Re-write for younger audience	PE
Unit Exam	PE
Independent Activity	PE

Learning Activity

The students will:

1. Copy the basic steps from the markerboard or smartboard for "preparing a formal talk." Those steps are choosing an interesting topic, determining the audience, deciding on your purpose, gathering your information, and organizing your information.

2. Brainstorm several topics. For example; snakes, sports, bikes, etc.

3. Write down things known about these topics.

4. Narrow information down into useful information and dispose of information that is unimportant.

5. Decide who the audience is and for what purpose their writing.

6. Organize information.

7. Write an original composition on topic.

8. Give mini-speeches to a partner.

9. As a final exam for this unit, give a more in-depth topic to research and give a speech to classmates. (A five minute speech or powerpoint will be sufficient.)

10. Discuss how speeches could be re-written so that it can be delivered to a difference audience. (Perhaps to a younger audience.)

11. Re-write speech or re-create powerpoint for a lower grade.

Instructional Method

The teacher will:

1. Explain to students that when composing a formal talk, you use the same pre-writing steps as if you were writing an essay. Remind students of the pre-writing steps: choosing an interesting topic, determining the audience, deciding on your purpose, gathering your information, and organizing your information.

2. Illustrate to students different brainstorming techniques such as webs, charts, pictures, etc. Guide students as they brainstorm their topic.

3. Help students to brainstorm things they "know" about their topic. Encourage them to really think about their topic from all aspects.

4. Once brainstorming technique is finished, help students to narrow down their information into information that is useful, and dispose of information that is unimportant.

5. Once information has been gathered about your topic, decide who the audience is going to be for the speech and for what purpose we are writing the speech or creating the powerpoint.

6. Guide students as they organize their information. If dates or steps are involved, put them in order as they occur or happen.

7. Guide students as they write their speeches or create their powerpoints (original compositions).

8. Observe students as they give their mini-speeches to their partners.

9. Help students as they do the whole process over in order to write a more in-depth topic. Observe students as they present their 5 minute speeches.

10. Brainstorm with students ways to improve their speeches/powerpoints or how to rewrite it so that it could be presented to a younger audience.

11. Help students re-write their original mini-speech/powerpoint for a lower grade.

Content Standards

CA 1, CA 4, CA 2, CA 3, CA 5, CA 6

Process Standards

2.1, 1.8, 1.6, 2.3, 1.10, 1.5, 2.2, 4.6

Equity/Workplace Readiness

MSIP Code	MSIP Indicator
T	Technology
R/I	Research/Information Skills
W	Workplace Readiness Skills

Resources

McDougal, Littell Basic Skills in English

Markerboard

Smartboard I

Index Cards

Powerpoint 2007 program

Correction Exercise

Additional Exercises available

Modified Speech (Topic, Time)

Tutoring

Enrichment Exercise

Give speeches to different types of audiences.

Special Needs

Peer Coaching

Tutoring

Shortened Speeches

Help with typing/research

GLEs v1.0

GLE Code	Discipline	Strand	Big Idea	Concept	Grade Level/Course	GLE
CA/2/3/E/07/a	Communication Arts	Writing	Write effectively in various forms and types of writing	Audience and Purpose	Grade 7	Compose texts - that contain a created chart, graph and/or other graphic organizer based on printed information - and write a formal business letter and address an envelope - that address two different audiences and purposes using appropriate forms (e.g., explain the differences between seventh grade and second grade to a parent and to a second grader)
CA/3/2/A/07/a	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes	Discussion and Presentation	Grade 7	In discussions and presentations, use - designated time constraints - media - organized notes
CA/1/3/D/07/a	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Understanding Directions	Grade 7	Read and follow multi-step directions to a complete a complex task
CA/2/1/A/07/a	Communication Arts	Writing	Apply a writing process in composing text	Writing Process	Grade 7	Follow a writing process to - create appropriate graphic organizers to provide a structure for information - apply writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing
CA/2/2/E/07/a	Communication Arts	Writing	Compose well-developed text using standard English conventions	Spelling	Grade 7	In writing, use dictionary, spell-check and other resources to spell correctly
CA/2/3/A/07/a	Communication Arts	Writing	Write effectively in various forms and types of writing	Narrative and Descriptive Writing	Grade 7	Write about personal experiences and revise by adding details and literary devices such as metaphors, analogies and symbols
CA/2/3/B/07/a	Communication Arts	Writing	Write effectively in various forms and types of writing	Note-Taking	Grade 7	Use a variety of note-taking methods to organize information
CA/3/1/A/07/a	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies	Purpose for Listening	Grade 7	Listen - for enjoyment - for information - for directionscritically - to recognize and interpret propaganda techniques
CA/3/1/B/07/a	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies	Listening Behavior	Grade 7	Use active-listening behaviors (e.g., asks questions of speaker and uses body language and facial expressions to indicate agreement, disagreement or confusion)
CA/3/2/A/07/a	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes	Discussion and Presentation	Grade 7	In discussions and presentations, use - designated time constraints - media - organized notes

GLEs v2.0 and CLEs

GLE Code	Discipline	Strand	Big Idea	Concept	Grade Level/Course	GLE
CA/W/3/A/7/a.	Communication Arts	Writing	Write effectively in various forms and types of writing	Forms/Types/Modes of Writing	7th Grade	Compose a variety of texts, using narrative, descriptive, expository, and/or persuasive features
CA/L/2/A/7/a.i	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes	Discussion and Presentation	7th Grade	Use designated time constraints in discussions and presentations
CA/L/2/A/7/a.ii	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes	Discussion and Presentation	7th Grade	Use media in discussions and presentations
CA/L/2/A/7/a.iii	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes	Discussion and Presentation	7th Grade	Use organized notes in discussions and presentations
CA/R/3/D/7/a.	Communication Arts	Reading	Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction (such as biographies, newspapers, technical manuals) from a variety of cultures and times	Understanding Directions	7th Grade	Read and follow multi-step directions to complete a complex task
CA/W/1/A/7/a.	Communication Arts	Writing	Apply a writing process in composing text	Writing Process	7th Grade	Follow a writing process to use appropriate pre-writing strategies as needed
CA/W/1/A/7/b.	Communication Arts	Writing	Apply a writing process in composing text	Writing Process	7th Grade	Follow a writing process to generate a draft
CA/W/1/A/7/c.	Communication Arts	Writing	Apply a writing process in composing text	Writing Process	7th Grade	Follow a writing process to reread, revise for audience and purpose, ideas and content, organization and sentence structure, and word choice
CA/W/1/A/7/d.	Communication Arts	Writing	Apply a writing process in composing text	Writing Process	7th Grade	Follow a writing process to edit for conventions (W2E)
CA/W/1/A/7/e.	Communication Arts	Writing	Apply a writing process in composing text	Writing Process	7th Grade	Follow a writing process to share writing
CA/W/2/E/7/a.	Communication Arts	Writing	Compose well-developed text	Conventions	7th Grade	In written text, capitalize within dialogue
CA/W/2/E/7/b.	Communication Arts	Writing	Compose well-developed text	Conventions	7th Grade	In written text, use commas and quotation marks in dialogue, and semi-colon in compound sentences
CA/W/2/E/7/c.	Communication Arts	Writing	Compose well-developed text	Conventions	7th Grade	In written text, use correct agreement of pronoun and antecedent, and consistent verb tense
CA/W/2/E/7/d.	Communication Arts	Writing	Compose well-developed text	Conventions	7th Grade	In written text, use standard spelling and classroom resources, including dictionary, to edit for correct spelling
CA/W/2/E/7/e.	Communication Arts	Writing	Compose well-developed text	Conventions	7th Grade	In written text, write legibly
CA/W/3/A/7/a.	Communication Arts	Writing	Write effectively in various forms and types of writing	Forms/Types/Modes of Writing	7th Grade	Compose a variety of texts, using narrative, descriptive, expository, and/or persuasive features
CA/W/3/A/7/b.	Communication Arts	Writing	Write effectively in various forms and types of writing	Forms/Types/Modes of Writing	7th Grade	Compose a variety of texts, including a summary
CA/W/3/A/7/c.	Communication Arts	Writing	Write effectively in various forms and types of writing	Forms/Types/Modes of Writing	7th Grade	Compose a variety of texts, responding to literature
CA/L/1/A/7/a.i	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies	Purpose for Listening	7th Grade	Listen for enjoyment
CA/L/1/A/7/a.ii	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies	Purpose for Listening	7th Grade	Listen for information
CA/L/1/A/7/a.iii	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies	Purpose for Listening	7th Grade	Listen for directions
CA/L/1/A/7/a.iv	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies	Purpose for Listening	7th Grade	Listen critically to recognize and interpret propaganda techniques
CA/L/1/B/7/a.i	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective listening skills and strategies	Listening Behavior	7th Grade	Use active-listening behaviors (e.g., asks questions of speaker and uses body language and facial expressions to indicate agreement, disagreement, or confusion)
CA/L/2/A/7/a.i	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes	Discussion and Presentation	7th Grade	Use designated time constraints in discussions and presentations
CA/L/2/A/7/a.ii	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes	Discussion and Presentation	7th Grade	Use media in discussions and presentations
CA/L/2/A/7/a.iii	Communication Arts	Listening and Speaking	Develop and apply effective speaking skills and strategies for various audiences and purposes	Discussion and Presentation	7th Grade	Use organized notes in discussions and presentations
CA/I/2/A/7/a.i	Communication Arts	Information Literacy	Develop and apply effective skills and strategies to analyze and evaluate oral and visual media	Media Messages	7th Grade	Identify and explain media techniques used to convey messages in various media (e.g., videos, pictures, web-sites, artwork, plays, and/or news programs)

Objective Notes/Essential Questions

Date	Note/Question
6/5/2006 11:23:59 AM	Need to Reserve south A+ lab for research.
2/26/2010 1:28:55 PM	Students will be able to do their research in their own classrooms (eMINTS).