LA+Feb+4

//**Hi everybody...Carter isn't feeling well, so I'm home with him right now. I'm trusting you to be on your best behaviour -- remember that it reflects on your maturity if you can handle things without me there. There's an orange in it for you if I get a good report straight across the board.**

I need somebody from each class to choose three people for Show and Tell tomorrow. If we already had a few lined up for today, we can keep those for tomorrow. Make sure we have three. Could the following people take care of that for me?

8E: Kailey M 8F: Lauren D 8G: Kelsey M 8H: Sam B

Thanks, girls...appreciated.

You have the remainder of today's class to do three things:

1. Research your topic (even demos have to have a research component) 2. Begin / continue your brainstorming 3. Based on your brainstorming, research the ideas you have come up with.


 * For those of you writing an opinion piece, remember that you should back up your ideas with research. This is not as tough as it seems. If you think a bit of information is important enough for a speech, ask yourself 'why?'. Another thing to look for in your searching is an interesting fact or quotation that you can use to introduce your speech. This is called a grabber.**//


 * //You do not need to begin your rough copy today, but if you get your researching done, I suggest you create an outline of the body of your speech.//**
 * Choose a minimum of three major points to discuss in your speech. For each of these, have __good, solid support__ based on research. Your research should include websites, books, and personal interviews! Ask an adult, call somebody if possible, even search for an interview if need be. Directly involving an individual is called a **primary resource** and is very effective. You may even wish to conduct your own poll.

//I will post a discussion on the Facebook page (see left) for you to post questions. I will check as often as possible.//


 * __RESOURCES

[|Here is a great website]__** //that outlines the steps in a demonstration speech. I'll be going over it quickly in class, but you will need to go through it in detail on your own.

[|Here is another website]// //for those writing an opinion speech. A lot of this will be things you've heard before, but it would be a great idea to go over it prior to brainstorming and researching. It will give you a bit of focus.

Here are a few charts I pulled from your 'Learning Essentials' program (it's on your laptops). If your computer has Microsoft Encarta on it, that can be a great help as well. I can show you if you like.

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