Teacher Speaking Resources
speak∙ing \ ‘spē-kiŋ \ adj : that involves talking or giving speeches
The CCRS team has identified several high quality web-based resources that can be used by teachers in a variety of instructional settings. The team has also developed sample instructional strategies to accompany each web resource. Over time, the CCRS project hopes to add additional materials in this instructional area. Please check back often.
The table below identifies web-based resources that are useful for teaching various aspects of writing. A sample instructional strategy for each web resource is also included. This sample strategy can be a helpful guide for how to incorporate the web resource into classroom instruction.
| Resource | Resource Description | Speaking Skills Supported | Sample Instructional Strategy | CCRS Addressed | TEKS Addressed |
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| Allyn and Bacon Public Speaking website | Site lists six discrete internal links, such as "Assess Your Speechmaking Situation," designed to assist students in preparing and delivering a formal oral presentation. | Formal oral presentation. | Students write and present their own formal oral presentation. [download] |
Speaking A.1, A.2, B.3 |
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| McGraw-Hill Small Group Communication website | Small group communication website designed by Stephanie Coopman, Associate Professor of Speech at San Jose State University. | One on one and group communication. | After viewing an episode of a current television show that highlights group problem solving, students analyze their interactions using the criteria for critical thinking. [download] |
Speaking B.1, B.2, B.3 |
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| McGraw-Hill Small Group Communication website | Small group communication website designed by Stephanie Coopman, Associate Professor of Speech at San Jose State University. | One on one and group communication. | Students revisit their analysis of small group communication in the television show previously analyzed and identify attempts to dominate the group. [download] |
Speaking A.1, A.2, B.1, B.2, B.3 |
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| Gifts of Speech website | Contains a database of historical and contemporary speeches by women. | Understanding how style and content of spoken language varies. |
Students choose speech and analyze the purpose, style, audience, and rhetorical context. Group project: Surveying the site, students make a list of issues of interest to women and women rhetoricians. |
Speaking A.1 |
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| Silva Rhetoricae website | Focuses on classical and renaissance rhetoric, providing detailed definitions and examples of rhetorical concepts and terms. | Formal oral presentations. Also useful for addressing ELA Writing CCRS. | Students use “Rhetorical Appeals” and “Rhetorical Figures” to see how rhetoric is used in outside sources. [download] |
Speaking A.1 |
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| American Rhetoric website | Online library containing transcripts, audio, and video on 5,000 plus speeches given by U.S. rhetors. Also provides background information useful for understanding those speeches. | Formal oral presentation. | Students analyze a speech in the American Rhetoric website using the “Persuasive Appeals” and “Rhetorical Figures” sections of the Silva Rhetoricae website. [download] |
Speaking A.1, A.2 |
The College and Career Readiness Standards have been developed by educators from both K-12 and higher education. The standards cover the four core content areas of English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. A fifth set of standards called cross-disciplinary standards has also been developed since many core student skills must be successfully applied across disciplines as well as within them.
Speaking Readiness Standards
- Understand the elements of communication both in informal group discussions and formal presentations (e.g., accuracy, relevance, rhetorical features, and organization of information).
- Understand how style and content of spoken language varies in different contexts and influences the listener’s understanding.
- Adjust presentation (delivery, vocabulary, length) to particular audiences and purposes.
- Develop effective speaking styles for both group and one-on-one situations.
- Participate actively and effectively in one-on-one oral communication situations.
- Participate actively and effectively in group discussions.
- Plan and deliver focused and coherent presentations that convey clear and distinct perspectives and demonstrate solid reasoning.
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ELA Standards
Cross-Disciplinary Standards
All Standards
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