Period 3: Please complete your workshop from last class. After your workshop, please revise one poem draft of your choosing (you may feel free to revise more than one if you'd like, but choose the best revision and turn in that draft with your workshop comments and copies).
If you finish early (before period 4), please move on to our next assignment:
The inspirational speech.
An inspirational speech is meant to persuade or convince an audience that they can succeed. It usually uses anecdotes and uplifting stories drawn from real "heroes" or role models that inspires the speaker. These role models can be drawn from a variety of sources: from real life (common people), famous people from history or literature, artists, authors, sports, politics, business, religion, etc. The objective of the inspirational speech is to inspire the audience with a desire and the confidence to meet goals, overcome obstacles in one's life, or to maximize human potential.
Here's how to do it: (follow these instructions!)
1. Think for a moment and make a list in your journal about the qualities that you think are important to inspire you. Are you inspired by people making the world a better place for those who are suffering, or are you inspired by people who work hard and eventually succeed, or are you inspired by people who earn a lot of money, or are you inspired by people who gain fame by using their talents, or are you inspired by people who show us the good in humanity, or are you inspired by ... [think about what inspired you!]
2. Write in your journal your premise. Finish this statement: "I am inspired by ... " Keep this statement clear when you write your speech draft.
3. Choose one of the following famous inspiring people from this graphic: The Most Inspiring People in the World.
4. Once you have chosen someone, research this person and take notes on what that person did to inspire others or change the world (usually for the better).
5. Make a short list of other people who are similar and meet your criteria for being inspiring. You may draw on personal connections (like family members or teachers, community members, etc.) or on entertainers that you admire (celebrities, authors, etc.), or historical figures. Keep your list relatively short.
6. Once you have completed the last 5 items in this list, write a short 300-500 word speech draft. Your draft should detail and describe clearly what inspires you, identify a person who exemplifies these qualities or traits, and suggest others who have followed in their footsteps (similar people who have achieved this sort of inspirational role). Then after detailing these items, suggest ways that WE can change our lives to be better people (using your examples as role-models). Suggest at least 3 things that we can do to change our lives and live a more inspired life.
HOMEWORK: If you did not complete your inspirational speech draft today in class, please complete it as homework. We will be using our drafts next class. The speech performance itself is not due yet.
If you finish early (before period 4), please move on to our next assignment:
The inspirational speech.
An inspirational speech is meant to persuade or convince an audience that they can succeed. It usually uses anecdotes and uplifting stories drawn from real "heroes" or role models that inspires the speaker. These role models can be drawn from a variety of sources: from real life (common people), famous people from history or literature, artists, authors, sports, politics, business, religion, etc. The objective of the inspirational speech is to inspire the audience with a desire and the confidence to meet goals, overcome obstacles in one's life, or to maximize human potential.
Here's how to do it: (follow these instructions!)
1. Think for a moment and make a list in your journal about the qualities that you think are important to inspire you. Are you inspired by people making the world a better place for those who are suffering, or are you inspired by people who work hard and eventually succeed, or are you inspired by people who earn a lot of money, or are you inspired by people who gain fame by using their talents, or are you inspired by people who show us the good in humanity, or are you inspired by ... [think about what inspired you!]
2. Write in your journal your premise. Finish this statement: "I am inspired by ... " Keep this statement clear when you write your speech draft.
3. Choose one of the following famous inspiring people from this graphic: The Most Inspiring People in the World.
4. Once you have chosen someone, research this person and take notes on what that person did to inspire others or change the world (usually for the better).
5. Make a short list of other people who are similar and meet your criteria for being inspiring. You may draw on personal connections (like family members or teachers, community members, etc.) or on entertainers that you admire (celebrities, authors, etc.), or historical figures. Keep your list relatively short.
6. Once you have completed the last 5 items in this list, write a short 300-500 word speech draft. Your draft should detail and describe clearly what inspires you, identify a person who exemplifies these qualities or traits, and suggest others who have followed in their footsteps (similar people who have achieved this sort of inspirational role). Then after detailing these items, suggest ways that WE can change our lives to be better people (using your examples as role-models). Suggest at least 3 things that we can do to change our lives and live a more inspired life.
HOMEWORK: If you did not complete your inspirational speech draft today in class, please complete it as homework. We will be using our drafts next class. The speech performance itself is not due yet.
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