Materials: copy of each handout for each student, envelopes and copies of the outline practice activity cut into strips for each group, tape, construction paper

Hook: Show a can of Spam meat product. Let the students discuss it--whether they know what it is or like it, etc. Then discuss how it is made: a variety of pieces of meat are processed together to create this meat product. (The students will have interesting thoughts on this. So give them some leeway to discuss it a little.) Then talk about how we use a version of this in speech to help us plan our speeches before we start writing. Present info on S-Situation (when and where), P-Purpose (why), A-Audience (who), and M-Method (what and how). See SPAM handout under Documents.

Discuss how this pre-planning will help make the writing and presenting of a speech more effective. 

Lesson: Show students the Methods of delivering a speech under Documents.  Discuss that the best way to deliver a speech is extemporaneously, and therefore, that is how speeches will be presented in this class. 

Next, give each student each of the following handouts: Basic Speech Outline notes, SHARP, Cafe Squidd. Tell them they will use this as we practice making an outline of a speech. 

Go over the Basic Speech Outline notes. Then do the Basic Speech Outline Practice, under Documents. Each group should get a piece of construction paper and an envelope with the speeches cut into strips. They will use their notes to put the strips into the correct order. Give them 5-7 minutes to do this. Check their work. When they have done it correctly, have them tape the strips down on their construction paper. Then have them show the ordered strips to the class. Hang these in the room as examples of the correct format. Debrief these with the class. 

Go over the SHARP handout. (This is adapted from Bert Decker of Decker Communications.) https://decker.com/blog/sharpening-your-presentation/ 

This sheet lists the many ways you can start a speech. Tell the students that they will choose something from this list to start their speech. It is very much like the hooks they are taught in English class. Give some examples as you go over this document. 

Go over the Cafe Squidd handout. These are ways they can elaborate in a speech. Go back to the strips they put in order and ask for them to identify which kinds of elaboration were used. Or find examples of speeches to use.

You can also show these two videos which demonstrate most of the components of the basic speech format:

Ashton Kutcher, Teen Choice Awards Speech                                                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNXwKGZHmDc

Matthew McConaughey, Oscar-Best Actor Award Acceptance Speech       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD2cVhC-63I

Guided practice: 

When you feel that everyone comprehends the format, do the Practice Outline Assignment, included under Documents. Adapt this to any topic you want. Basically, you will walk the students through the outlining process using something they know already. The attached Practice Outline Assingment is about a place the student has lived or visited. If they cannot think of any place, make them do their current city. THEY WILL NOT GIVE THIS SPEECH OUT LOUD! This is just practice for the formatting. 

Follow the processon the document BUT consider doing it piece by piece. For instance, have everyone write an introduction including all three parts. Then stop and have everyone do a pair and share. Have some of the best ones read theirs to the class. Then outline the body. Guide them on how to outline--Roman numerals, indentions, etc. Again, have them pair with someone and share how they used appropriate transistions and what they would use to elaborate. Finally, have them write conclusions and then stop and share. 

Work with each individual student on correcting what parts they are missing. Remind them that they will use this example as a guide for their "real" speeches to be presented to the class. 

Independent practice/assessment: Assign individual speeches for students to present to the class. Have them follow the notes and their practice outline example. Provide examples for them to follow. See the various assignments under Documents. 

Closure: Exit ticket--What are you most scared about in public speaking?

Another idea is to do impromptu speeches in basic speech format. Attached is a document about making impromptu conversation stones. Buy flat, clear 1-inch marbles from a craft store or dollar store. Create topics on the circles in the document. (I have included some ideas. You will just need to make them more concise and easier to write in the circle.)Then cut them out and modge podge them to the back of the stones so that you can see the topic through the stone. Store them in a container and have students pick out one to talk about. Give them one minute to think and one minute to speak in the basic speech format. Email me at mellessa.denny@amaisd.org if you would like to see a picture of mine.