WWI Study – High School Speech
We’ve started our WWI study in preparation for a group of us getting together in August (not sure about the date yet) for a speech day where each of the kids will give a speech on something they’ve been studying related to WWI.
To begin Wesley’s study he is reading Lusitania by Diana Preston.
For our high school students we have started steering them away from giving an informative speech and are asking them to experiment with new types of speeches. This year they can choose from the following:
Special Occasion Speaking (SOS): SOS is an event where students prepare a humorous speech on a timely and relevant topic. This can be influenced through news, politics, current events, trends, and so on. It must be geared towards a specific audience, who must be addressed in the speech.
Dramatic Duet Acting (DDA): In this speech, a pair of students acts out a dramatic script. Students are generally allowed to use a table and two chairs to help add to the event. Students each play just one character and work to form a meaningful interaction with each other.
Ceremonial Speeches: A ceremonial speech is one that is given to mark an important occasion in someones life, such as a graduation speech, a wedding toast, or a eulogy at a funeral. These speeches can be both emotionally moving and fun.
Persuasive Speeches: The purpose of a persuasive speech is to change people’s minds or behavior about something. This is a very difficult thing to do. For a persuasive speech to be truly effective, it’s not enough to simply present your arguments in an eloquent way. You need to actually get the audience to change their minds.
Dramatic Interpretation – be one or more people by moving yourself into different positions. You act out a story, act out a scene, or do a mini-skit.
For our last co-op day (Medieval Times), the older kids did Dramatic Interpretations. It was quite fun to see the kids and their different interpretations! So I’m really looking forward to hearing what they’ll do this year.
Because you just never know….
