Your  First  Speech  is  “in  the  bag”…  !    The Bag Speech: It’s all about ME!  Speech  #1:    Informative  speaking  using  a  visual  aid  

   Souveniers,  gifts,  jewelry,  our  first  doll,  a  well-­‐earned  trophy,  an  heirloom  passed  down  from  three  generations  …    Sometimes  the  items  we  cherish,  the  stuff  we  love,  our  THINGS  define  who  we  are.    Also,  we  like  to  “show  off”  and  even  demonstrate  our  “things”  as  an  extension  of  ourselves.    Your  choice  of  BAG  and  three  items  will  be  the  visual  aids  that  help  you  reveal  at  least  three  different  aspects  of  your  personality  and  character  in  THE  BAG  SPEECH,  your  first  informative  speech.    What  are  my  GOALS:      •Get  to  know  each  other  better    …  and  to  have  FUN.  •Practice  the  basic  elements  of  preparing  an  informative  speech.  •Experience  speaking  in  front  of  an  audience  using  a  visual  aid.  •Research  for  a  quotation  that  captures  your  personality  or  life  paradigm  and  providing  an  oral  and  written  citation,  providing  the  source  of  your  famous  saying.    HOW  WILL  MY  SUCCESSFUL  SPEECH  “LOOK”?  Your  speech  OF  2-­3  MINUTES  will  be  comprised  of  “sections”/paragraphs  of  information  about  you,  as  illustrated/demonstrated  by  your  quotation  and  four  visual  aides:    I.    INTRODUCTION:    You  will  begin  by  introducing  yourself  by  your  full  name.      

You  may  give  us  a  little  background  about  your  name/how  you  were  named/  the  origin  of  your  name/nicknames…be  creative!  

II.    BODY  of  SPEECH:    Using  your  visual  aids  to  detail  your  identity!  A. THE  BAG:    You  will  show  and  describe  your  BAG,  why  you  chose  it  to  represent  you,    and  anything  else  

you  want  to  say  about  it.  B. TRANSITION…ITEM  1:    Reveal  item  one  about  one  aspect  of  your  life,  describe  it,  why  you  brought  it,  

what  it  means  to  you,  its  history,  and  it’s  connection  with  your  character  or  personality.  C. TRANSITION…ITEM  2:  Reveal  item  two  about  another  aspect  of  your  life,  and  proceed  as  above…  D. TRANSITION…  ITEM  3:  Reveal  item  three  about  yet  another  aspect  of  your  life,  and  proceed  as  above…  

 III.      FLASH  YOUR  QUOTATION  on  the  SCREEN:    Conclude  your  speech  with  a  broader  reflection  of  yourself  as  represented  by  the  FAMOUS  QUOTATION  which  you  will  explain  and  orally  cite  your  source.        IV.    SUPER  conclusion,  share  with  the  class  how  creating  this  speech  has  helped  you  to  be  a  better  speaker  and  perhaps    a  better  person  (more  confident?  more  mature?    more  thoughtful?  Etc.)    WHAT  STEPS  SHOULD  I  TAKE  TO  BE  SUCCESSFUL?  ______•Planning  form:    Complete  the  attached  planning  form  which  will  be  a  sort  of  “outline”  for  your  speech.You  must  provide  an  MLA  citation  for  the  source  of  your  quote/saying.    It  is  worth  50  formative  OC  points,  due  10/15-­16/14.    ______•Prepare  your  visual  aid:    Go  home  tonight  and  show  your  parent(s)  this  assignment.    Start  to  look  around  for  just  the  right  bag  and  items  to  use  as  your  visual  aids.    They  need  to  reflect  three  different  aspects  of  YOU.  YOU  MAY  NOT  USE  YOUR  SCHOOL  BACKPACK  or  every-­‐day  purse  OR  any  FAST  FOOD  bags!    ______•Plan  your  speech:    Practice  your  speech  at  least  3  times,  the  day  before  speeches  begin.  Practice  giving  your  speech  to  yourself  in  the  mirror,  then  to  a  pet,  then  to  a  HUMAN  who  must  sign  their  name  to  your  planning  sheet  to  prove  you  practiced.  If  you  do  not  practice,  points  will  be  deducted  from  your  score.  The  speech  is  worth  100  summative  OC  points  and  is  due  on  10/22  &  23/14.  

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     Your  First  Speech  is  “in  the  bag”…  !    The Bag Speech: It’s all about ME!  

Speech  #1:    Informative  speaking  using  a  visual  aid  The  BAG  PLANNING  FORM:  Complete  this  form  on  NOTABILITY/submit  to  Schoology.    Type  in  NOTE-­FORM,  abbreviate!  This  will  help  you  organize  the  content  of  the  informative  speech  about  yourself.  Most  speeches  are  like  spoken  essays.    Think  of  this  as  an  outline  from  which  you  could  easily  write  a  series  of  paragraphs.    Instead,  you  get  to  SAY  your  personal  essay!    The  BAG  Speech:  ______________________________(You  could  call  it  something  else!)  I.    INTRODUCTION:    You  will  begin  by  introducing  yourself  by  your  full  name.      You  may  give  us  a  little  background  about  your  name/how  you  were  name/  the  origin  of  your  name/nicknames…  •  full  name:    ______________________________________________________________________________________________  •  How  did  you  get  your  name?    _________________________________________________________________________  •  Do  you  have  any  nicknames?    How  did  you  get  those?______________________________________________  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________________  II.    BODY  of  SPEECH:      A. You  will  show  and  describe  your  BAG,  why  you  chose  it  to  represent  you,  and  anything  else            you  want  

to  say  about  it.  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________  

B. TRANSITION    ___________…Reveal  item  one,  describe  it,  why  you  brought  it,  what  it  means  to  you,  its  history,  and  it’s  connection  with  your  character  or  personality.  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________    

C. TRANSITION____________…Reveal  item  two,  and  proceed  as  above…  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________  

D. TRANSITION____________…Reveal  item  three,  and  proceed  as  above…  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________  •___________________________________________________________________________________________________  

 III.      Conclude  your  speech  by  projecting  your  quotation,  citing  your  source  of  this  famous  saying  or  quote,  paraphrasing  its  meaning,  and  finally  making  a  connection  with  yourself.    How  does  this  quotations  reflect  your  personality  and/or  personal  perspective  or  paradigm.    QUOTATION:___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________MLA  CITATION:          IV.    SUPER  conclusion:  share  with  the  class  how  creating  this  speech  has  helped  you  to  be  a  better  speaker  and  perhaps  a  better  person  (more  confident?  more  mature?    more  thoughtful?  etc.)    __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  

   Score  for  planning  :_____/50    comments?  ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________