

SPEECH ACTIVITIES FOR MORE EFFECTIVE ORAL COMMUNICATION
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World Languages
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10th Grade
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Mc Maranan
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Quickwrite: Think about speeches or dialogue by characters you may
have seen on television. What made them catch your attention? What was interesting or memorable about them?
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A speech given by one character in a play, movie, or story.
A monologue is an extended speech, written from the first-person point of view, in which a performer presents his or her—or a character’s— thoughts on a subject.
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Multiple Choice
What is a synonym for a monologue?
Arguement
Speech
Acting
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Multiple Choice
How many people speak in a monologue?
Two
One
As many as you want
Its just music
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AS YOU WATCH, TRY TO IDENTIFY WHAT MAKES THIS A MONOLOGUE
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Monologues have a certain structure: a beginning that hooks the reader, a middle that sequences and develops ideas, and an end that offers a conclusion.
Content is tailored to the purpose and audience.
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Narrative-Descriptive Writing
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Dialogue is the conversation in a story or anytime something is said aloud by the story's characters. Dialogue states the character's exact words.
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Multiple Choice
What is dialogue?
narration
text written by the author
exact words spoken by a character
thoughts
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Quote any spoken words.
Capitalize the first word of the quoted sentence.
Separate spoken and unspoken words with punctuation.
Use tags to show who is speaking and their mood.
Indent/ write on a new line for each new speaker and use dialogue with correct punctuation.
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Multiple Select
Select ALL of the following that are necessary when writing dialogue in stories.
punctuation
indentation
capitalization
tags
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Dialogue Tags
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Writing Dialogue
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Fill in the Blanks
When a question mark or exclamation mark comes before the dialogue tag, then there is no need to put a
Type answer...
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Try these instead of said...
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the dialogue tag?
"You won't believe what I saw!"
she bellowed
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IGCSE Sociology
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Interviewer - a person who interviews someone
Interviewee - a person who is interviewed
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make the interviewee feel comfortable (what study's purpose, confidentiality, etc.)
create a certain amount of order
make sure the language used is understandable and relevant
avoid leading questions or questions that make assumptions
keep a fact sheet record (interviewee's name, age, gender)
make sure the interview takes place in a quiet and private setting
use a good quality recording machine and microphone (ask permission)
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Introductory questions such as, 'Can you tell about...? Have you ever...?'
Follow-up questions to get the interviewee to elaborate, such as, 'What do you mean by...? You mentioned...?'
Probing questions, such as, 'Could you say a bit more about...?'
Specifying questions asking for detail or elaboration, such as, 'What did you do then?'
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Indirect questions. For example, 'Why do many people feel that...? is probably a roundabout way of asking 'Do you feel that...?'
Silence, so that interviweers can reflect on and amplify an answer.
Interpreting questions such as, 'Do you mean that...?'
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Discuss the questions.
1 Do you ever have to run a meeting?
2 Have you ever rescheduled a meeting? Why?
3 Why can a meeting be cancelled?
4 Should there always be a facilitator in a meeting? Why/Not?
5 Would you make a good facilitator? Why/Not?
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Reorder
Reorder the following steps of facilitating a meeting.
Plan your structure
Create an agenda
Guide and control the event
Record and action
Reflect and improve
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Multiple Choice
What is a meeting?
A training session
Anywhere a lot of people gather
A gathering of two or more people convened for the purpose of achieving a common goal.
Is one person meeting other people to tell them the changes that will be made in an organization.
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Open Ended
What is one thing you do well in a group setting?
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Open Ended
What is one thing you need help with in a group setting?
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Open Ended
What does "collaborative" mean?
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Open Ended
How should a group discussion sound in this class? What should it look like if the teacher jumped into the breakout room?
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When we have class discussions, it can feel awkward to start or to lead the group. These phrases are created to help you start and respond to classmates using language that is respectful and keeps the conversation going.
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I discovered that...
I noticed that...
I wonder if...
I was confused by...
This reminds me of...
I predict that...
I like/don't like...
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Open Ended
A recent article published by NASA states that they found a new solar system which works similarly to ours. If they are correct about the sun, there may be habitable conditions on up to three of the planets!
Using the first comment sentence stems, comment on the paragraph above.
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I agree because...
I disagree because...
In my opinion...
Can you tell me more about that?
Can you show me?
Can you explain in another way?
Why do you think that?
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Open Ended
First comment: I wonder if humans would be able to live on these new planets. I think it would be really cool to live in different places in the universe.
Respond using one of the replies:
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Open Ended
How does foreshadowing help build tension in "The Seventh Man"?
First comment phrases: I think that... I believe that... I noticed that....
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The physical objects used to communicate with, or the mass communication through physical objects such as radio, television, computers, film, etc. It also refers to any physical object used to communicate messages.
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Multiple Choice
The definition of media is:
the use of technology
the analysis and evaluation of media messages
a form of communication often through the use of technology
the internet
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Multiple Choice
What is the main purpose of the media?
To convey information
To design advertisements
To post on social media
To make people angry
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Multiple Choice
Literacy is the ability to
publish media
read and write
post and share
write a book
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Multiple Choice
If you are "media literate", you can
analyze and evaluate the media messages you receive
create a post on Facebook
get a large amount of likes on Instagram
communicate with your friends
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Multiple Choice
It has no use of costumes, nor props, nor choreography the choir simply speaks or reads a literary piece.
Conventional Speech Choir
Theatrical Speech Choir
Voice quality
Tempo
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Multiple Choice
It is also called “dynamic” in speech choir.
Conventional Speech Choir
Theatrical Speech Choir
Voice quality
Tempo
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Multiple Choice
The ability to combine successfully the light, medium, and dark voices in the choir.
Conventional Speech Choir
Theatrical Speech Choir
Voice quality
Tempo
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Multiple Choice
It refers to the rate of speed at which a reading progress.
Conventional Speech Choir
Theatrical Speech Choir
Voice quality
Tempo
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Multiple Choice
These selections are typically poems or poetic passage such as from Greek dramas or Shakespeare's plays.
Pieces
Staging
Pitch
Power
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Multiple Choice
The ability to successfully organized and position the choir on stage or risers for performance effect.
Pieces
Staging
Pitch
Power
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Multiple Choice
It refers to the variations of the voice on the musical scale is generally referred to as infection.
Pieces
Staging
Pitch
Power
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Multiple Choice
It is the ability to use volume, force or loudness as emphasis in appropriate places to better express feeling and meaning.
Pieces
Staging
Pitch
Power
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Multiple Choice
It refers to strongly in rehearsal and in your everyday life.
Articulate
Members
Diction
Text
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Multiple Choice
A speech choir is typically the same size as a singing choir having more participants.
Articulate
Members
Diction
Text
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Multiple Choice
Your words will be clear and vibrant and it is a learned skill of speaking.
Articulate
Members
Diction
Text
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Multiple Choice
It is your guide, it's what the audience came to see and hear you perform.
Articulate
Members
Diction
Text
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Multiple Select
A performance group that recite speeches in unison.
Chambre Theatre
Speech Choir
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Multiple Select
A type of Speech Choir which does not require to use costumes, props, nor choreography.
Traditional Speech Choir
Theatrical Speech Choir
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Multiple Select
A type of Speech Choir which requires the use of costumes, props, nor choreography.
Traditional Speech Choir
Theatrical Speech Choir
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Multiple Select
The one who performs the Speech Choir.
Members
Groups
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Multiple Select
It refers to the selection or passage to be performed through voice.
Pisces
Pieces
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Multiple Select
This is the overall arrangement of the performance in Speech Choir, the position of the members, the costuming and others.
Choreography
Staging
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Multiple Select
The reverse of traditional speech choir.
Chambre Theatre
Dynamic Theatre
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Multiple Select
This refers to balancing of rhythm of a piece and the beat of performance
Rate
Tempo
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Multiple Select
It is the use of voice on stage in appropriate places to effectively express the piece’s meaning.
Phrasing and Rhythm
Blending
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Multiple Select
It is the variation of the voice on the musical scale
Tone
Pitch
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Match
Match the following theater to its country of origin.
Japan
China
Indonesia
Japan
China
Indonesia
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Multiple Choice
Readers read a script and reading parts are divided among readers
Readers Theater
Chambers Theater
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Multiple Choice
Cast members use reaistic costumes and make real movements around the stage.
Chamber Theater
Readers Theater
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It may involve multiple actors and incorporate narration.
Readers Theater
Chamber Theater
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Multiple Choice
Performers look at the other characters when delivering their lines, but when it comes to the narrators part, the performers look at the audience.
Chamber Theater
Readers Theater
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Multiple Choice
The focus is to read the text with expressive voices and gestures.
Readers Theater
Chamber Theater
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Multiple Choice
In a Readers Theater, movements are not limited, but in a Chamber Theater, movements are limited.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Performance should hold efficiently and discreetly their scripts in their hands even though they have memorized their parts.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
It is usually sung by groups who express lines with certain actions.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It is commonly used to teach certain sounds.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It is presented through a dialogue.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It uses informal language.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It usually has pieces that are meant to be sung.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It is used to improve one’s vocal and body techniques.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It is delivered with smooth transitions.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It imitates the stress and intonation of a natural, spoken language.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It commonly has 12–100 members.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants
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Multiple Choice
It follows a rhyme scheme.
Speech Choir
Raps
Jazz Chants

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