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Our sharing program is beginning! It is a great time for students to get practice with public speaking and gain confidence to speak in front of a group. Please practice each week with your child. Students should feel confident when presenting and practice will help. Memorization is not required. Most sharing topics require students to bring an item to show during his or her presentation, so please review directions thoroughly. Students should complete written presentations by rewriting the speech on the paper provided. They must use the exact wording from the weekly topic description. Drawings should be done independently by the student.
Our sharing program is beginning! It is a great time for students to get practice with public speaking and gain confidence to speak in front of a group. Please practice each week with your child. Students should feel confident when presenting and practice will help. Memorization is not required. Most sharing topics require students to bring an item to show during his or her presentation, so please review directions thoroughly. Students should complete written presentations by rewriting the speech on the paper provided. They must use the exact wording from the weekly topic description. Drawings should be done independently by the student.
Good Speaker Tips:
Good Speaker Tips:
Stand up straight.
Stand up straight.
Speak loudly, clearly, and expressively.
Speak loudly, clearly, and expressively.
Take breaks from looking at your paper to look at your audience.
Take breaks from looking at your paper to look at your audience.
Don’t put your paper in front of your face.
Don’t put your paper in front of your face.
Please note that we will not have sharing during short school weeks.
Please note that we will not have sharing during short school weeks.
Sharing Topics
Students must write out their presentations by hand on the paper provided. They must use the wording from the weekly topic description and fill in the blanks to personalize it.
Note the visual aid which should accompany the sharing topic. Visual aids should be made on a full sheet of paper and done boldly - not just in pencil. Use color. The visual aid should be visible to the whole audience.
Week of 3/16- 3/20
A Place I’d Like to Visit
Visual Aid: Bring in a photo or drawing of the place you’d like to visit.
Students should use the following topic sentences to begin their presentation:
Script:
There are so many amazing places on our Earth! If I could pick one place that I have never been to, but would really like to visit, it would be ________________.
Students should give three reasons why s/he would like to visit this place. Be sure to give DETAILED reasons that this would be a great place to visit. Talk about the special things there are to see and do there. Use descriptive words. Give a CLOSING sentence.
Examples of transition words/phrases:
One reason, Another reason, Finally,
Week of 3/23- 3/27
Free Choice
Visual Aid: Students can determine the best visual aid to accompany the presentation.
Students should choose a topic not previously shared with the class. Prepare a paragraph that includes a topic sentence, at least three details, and a conclusion.
If you need more lined paper for writing out the speech, than was provided in the packet please download and print this Lined Paper PDF .
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