School City of Hobart
School City of Hobart Language Arts

Language Arts - Speech


Speaking
The Speaking Unit focuses on techniques and strategies (voice modulation, body language, ordering of ideas, visual aids, etc.) to convey meaning and to present information and opinions to groups. This unit includes formal and informal communication, debate skills, and verbal/nonverbal communication.

    Persuasion: Support/Rhetorical Strategy
The learner will be able to use a variety of rhetorical strategies to support statements in a persuasive presentation.
Strand Source
Persuasion IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.18
  
    General: Props/Visuals/Graphs/Improve
The learner will be able to use props, visuals, graphs, and electronic media to improve the appeal and accuracy of his/her presentation.
Strand Source
Presentation: General IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.4
  
    Practices: Assess/Deliver
The learner will be able to thoughtfully assess oral communication practices and deliver focused formal and extemporaneous presentations that convey clear, precise perspectives combining narration, exposition, persuasion and description and use Standard English conventions.
Strand Source
Communication Practices IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, Standard 7
  
    Verbal/Nonverbal: Strategies/Analyze
The learner will be able to analyze speaking purpose, occasion, and audience in order to select appropriate verbal and non-verbal communication techniques.
Strand Source
Communication: Verbal/Nonverbal IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.6
  
    Interview: Language Choices
The learner will be able to use mature, sensitive language during an interview that communicates respect.
Strand Source
Interview IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.16
  
    Response: Ideas/Support/References
The learner will be able to provide oral responses to literature that support significant ideas and perspectives with precise and detailed references to the text and to other works.
Strand Source
Speaking Responses IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.17
  
    Response: Awareness/Appreciation
The learner will be able to provide an oral response to literature that demonstrates an awareness and appreciation of an author's use of stylistic devices.
Strand Source
Speaking Responses IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.17
  
    Descriptive: Appearance/Images
The learner will be able to deliver a descriptive presentation that effectively utilizes factual descriptions of appearance, concrete images, changing perspectives and vantage points, and sensory detail.
Strand Source
Presentation: Descriptive IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.19
  
    Persuasion: Presentation
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive presentation.
Strand Source
Persuasion IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.18
  
    Persuasion: Listener Concern/Anticipate
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive presentation that anticipates the concerns of the listener.
Strand Source
Persuasion IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.18
  
    Persuasion: Listener Argument/Anticipate
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive presentation that anticipates the counter-arguments of the listener.
Strand Source
Persuasion IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.18
  
    Persuasion: Listener Concern/Address
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive presentation that addresses the concerns of the listener.
Strand Source
Persuasion IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.18
  
    Persuasion: Listener Argument/Address
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive presentation that addresses counter-arguments of the listener.
Strand Source
Persuasion IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.18
  
    Persuasion: Organize/Coherent/Logical
The learner will be able to organize ideas in support of his/her argument in a coherent, logical manner.
Strand Source
Persuasion IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.18
  
    Strategies: Gestures/Tone/Vocabulary
The learner will be able to use appropriate gestures, tone, and vocabulary for a given audience and purpose.
Strand Source
Speaking Strategies IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, Standard 7
  
    Style/Organization: Speaking Devices
The learner will be able to select speaking devices which support introductions and conclusions appropriately.
Strand Source
Presentation: Style/Organization IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.2
  
    Debate: Techniques
The learner will be able to use debate techniques.
Strand Source
Debate: Participation IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.3
  
    Evaluator: Judgement/Evidence
The learner will be able to pass judgement on discussion ideas and support his/her judgements with evidence.
Strand Source
Evaluator IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.7
  
    Form: Elements/Traditional/Identify
The learner will be able to identify elements of traditional speech form.
Strand Source
Form/Style IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.3
  
    Form: Traditional/Arguments/Rational
The learner will be able to use traditional speech forms to develop rational arguments.
Strand Source
Form/Style IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.3
  
    Speech: Extemporaneous
The learner will be able to prepare notes for an extemporaneous speech.
Strand Source
Speech IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.5
  
    Interview: Subject/Organization
The learner will be able to show knowledge of the subject or organization addressed in an interview.
Strand Source
Interview IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.16
  
    Interview: Use/Skills
The learner will be able to use appropriate interview skills.
Strand Source
Interview IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.16
  
    Interview: Response/Report Information
The learner will be able to collect interview responses and report information obtained.
Strand Source
Interview IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.16
  
    Interview: Evaluate
The learner will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of an interview.
Strand Source
Interview IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.16
  
    Response: Ambiguity/Nuance/Complexity
The learner will be able to provide an oral response to literature which recognizes the effect ambiguity, nuance, and complexity have on the text.
Strand Source
Speaking Responses IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.17
  
    Response: Interpretation/Important Ideas
The learner will be able to provide oral responses to literature which offer an interpretation that shows a comprehensive understanding of the text's important ideas.
Strand Source
Speaking Responses IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.17
  
    Response: Ambiguity/Nuance/Complexity
The learner will be able to provide an oral response to literature which evaluates the effect ambiguity, nuance, and complexity have on the text.
Strand Source
Speaking Responses IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.17
  
    Introduction/Conclusion: Quotation
The learner will be able to use quotations, anecdotes or references to respected sources to develop the introduction and conclusion of an oral presentation.
Strand Source
Introduction/Conclusion IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.2
  
    Narrative: Presentation/Deliver
The learner will be able to deliver a narrative presentation.
Strand Source
Presentation: Narrative IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.14
  
    Narrative: Events/Significance
The learner will be able to describe a sequence of events and explain their significance when delivering a narrative presentation.
Strand Source
Presentation: Narrative IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.14
  
    Narrative: Scenes/Incidents/Specific
The learner will be able to place scenes and incidents in specific settings when presenting a narrative.
Strand Source
Presentation: Narrative IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.14
  
    Narrative: Description/Detailed/Sights
The learner will be able to give detailed descriptions of sights, sounds, and smells of a scene when presenting a narrative.
Strand Source
Presentation: Narrative IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.14
  
    Narrative: Actions/Movements/Characters
The learner will be able to describe in detail the specific actions, movements, gestures, and emotions of characters when presenting a narrative.
Strand Source
Presentation: Narrative IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.14
  
    Narrative: Pace
The learner will be able to deliver a narrative presentation which properly paces the events to allow for changes in time and/or mood.
Strand Source
Presentation: Narrative IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.14
  
    Descriptive: Presentation/Deliver
The learner will be able to deliver a descriptive presentation.
Strand Source
Presentation: Descriptive IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.19
  
    Descriptive: Topic/Perspective
The learner will be able to deliver a descriptive presentation that conveys a clear spatial perspective on the topic.
Strand Source
Presentation: Descriptive IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.19
  
    Descriptive: Topic/Relationship
The learner will be able to deliver a descriptive presentation that clearly communicates his/her relationship to the topic.
Strand Source
Presentation: Descriptive IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.19
  
    Expository: Deliver
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Listener Misunderstanding
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation that anticipates the possible misunderstandings of the listener.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Listener Bias/Anticipate
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation that anticipates the possible biases of the listener.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Listener Expectation
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation that anticipates the possible expectations of the listener.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Technical Terms
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation which uses technical terms and notations appropriately.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Listener Misunderstanding
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation that addresses the possible misunderstandings of the listener.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Listener Bias/Address
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation that addresses the possible biases of the listener.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Listener Expectation/Address
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation that addresses the possible expectations of the listener.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Perspectives/Information
The learner will be able to provide information on all pertinent perspectives when delivering an expository presentation.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Thesis/Claims/Support
The learner will be able to support a thesis and related claims with evidence when delivering an expository presentation.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Differentiate/Importance
The learner will be able to deliver an expository presentation which differentiates between the relative value and importance of ideas, facts, and information.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Primary/Secondary
The learner will be able to create an expository presentation which communicates ideas and information from primary and secondary sources precisely and coherently.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Expository: Charts/Maps/Graphs
The learner will be able to create an expository presentation which includes visuals developed with technology and is organized and displayed on charts, maps, and graphs.
Strand Source
Presentation: Expository IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.15
  
    Questions: Respond/Effectively
The learner will be able to effectively respond to interview questions.
Strand Source
Interview: Questions IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.16
  
    Questions: Ask/Generate
The learner will be able to generate and ask appropriate questions in interviews.
Strand Source
Interview: Questions IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.16
  
    Techniques: Use
The learner will be able to use persuasive techniques while speaking.
Strand Source
Persuasion: Techniques IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.3
  
    Techniques: Support/Evidence/Facts
The learner will be able to deliver a persuasive presentation which clarifies and supports positions with accurate and relevant evidence, including facts, expert opinions, quotations, expressions of popularly held beliefs, and logical reasoning.
Strand Source
Persuasion: Techniques IN: Academic Standards, 2000, Grade 9, 9.7.18
  

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