Speaking and Listening

speaking and listening

Please read each slide in this module in order to access the work that you will need to do for this unit.

​At the end of this module, you will be asked to develop your own speech. Keep that in mind as you review the selected speeches.

Learning Task #1:

Promised Land

Print a copy of Martin Luther King Jr's speech from the next page or bookmark the link as you will refer to the speech frequently.

American Rhetoric: Martin Luther King, Jr. - I've Been to the Mountaintop (April 3 1968)

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Before reading the speech, watch a portion of this documentary. You will need to start at 27:51 and end at 41:24.

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Please note that there are a few scenes of mild violence; feel free to just listen to the video instead.​

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​https://avod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=19598&xtid=58641

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Complete the following "quick check" either on your own paper or print and complete on the sheets themselves.

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Please share your responses on TEAMS via CHAT.​

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Use the checklist on the next slide to evaluate Dr. King's speech.

​Do this on your own paper; submit on TEAMS.

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​https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/assessment/Documents/spkingscorguide_student-checklist.pdf

​https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/assessment/Documents/spkingscorguide_student-checklist.pdf

Open Ended

Consider the speech and your evaluation of it. How would you explain its effectiveness to someone else? Use specifics from the speech in your paragraph or more response.

The next speech you will examine is from the Christian tradition as delivered by Jesus.

Please print a copy of the text (see next page) AND then listen to the text as read aloud BEFORE completing the related learning tasks. ​

The Sermon on the Mount

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​Please note that you may need to look up answers to some of the following questions.

Open Ended

What is the content and how is it presented? Specifically, how does the speech open and end, what are the main points made in the body of the speech, which techniques (use of metaphors, examples, statistics, anecdotes, etc.) does the speaker employ, and how much time did the speaker devote to addressing each of the different topics? What can be gleaned from content (or the omissions) and presentation about the speaker’s views, intentions and interests?

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Why was the speech significant? Was the speech impactful? Did it fulfill its purpose or create a new reality? Were new terms coined or ideas introduced? How did others react to the speech?

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Let's analyze!

Who is speaking? How do this person’s position, rank, experience or personal views or motives impact the speech?

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Who is (are) the target audience(s)? How does the speaker address the intended recipients’ expectations, concerns and questions? How does the speech impact other listeners, who are not part of the target audience?

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What is the context? How do events or circumstances leading up to the speech frame the need for and purpose of the speech?

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Learning Task #3:

TED Talks

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Please use the link on the following page to guide you to a selection of TED Talk short speeches.

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Select ONE of the talks to watch and review using the TED Talks analysis sheet on the slide that follows the talks. ​

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​http://smhspanthers.ccschools.k12tn.net/teacher_documents/TED%20Talks.pdf

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Please do note that you will have a vocabulary quiz over lists 1-5 on October 27.

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Chat Ms. P for more information closer to that date.​

​Once you have finished this module, alert Ms P for next steps.

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