Pet Peeve Speech: Rehearsal and Performance

Please take the first 5 minutes of class this morning to view these sample 'Pet Peeve' speeches:
1. Predictive Text
2. Cheap Business Practices

During period 3, please complete your pet peeve speech. Some of you have already done this. Excellent. Use your time to get into small groups 2-3 and REHEARSE your speeches. Practice. No, really. Practice.

• Your pet peeve speech should be written; get on with it. Share with your classmates an experience or situation that bothers you. It need not be anything earth-shattering. You might sound off about your Friday night curfew or chores and obligations at home. Explore your feelings about the issue.
• Complete: the purpose and expectations of this assignment in the handout
• Complete: Preparing.
• Complete: Read the two sample speeches on pages 84-87.

During period 4, let's go next door and begin delivering our speeches. I'll take volunteers first, then, if there are no volunteers, I'll randomly select students that aren't working or show no interest.

I am grading you on your performance. 

• Is your idea creative and relevant to a teenage or human audience?
• Is your presentation fluid and rehearsed?
• Do you make eye contact?
• Do you make a point or have a message, illustrated by clever writing and examples?

HOMEWORK: None. If you didn't deliver your speech today, please rehearse and prepare to go 3rd period Friday.