The Shared Conversation: Speaking and Listening · Speaking and Listening

Formal Presentation and Debate

Deliver a speech or participate in a debate using appropriate eye contact, volume, and clear pronunciation.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does a speaker adapt their language and tone for different formal and informal settings?
  2. 2What strategies can a speaker use to maintain audience interest during a long presentation?
  3. 3How does a debater use logical evidence to respond to an opponent's point in real time?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.4CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.3
Grade: 7th Grade
Subject: English Language Arts
Unit: The Shared Conversation: Speaking and Listening
Period: Speaking and Listening

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