Introduction
GRADE 11 ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE- PREPARED SPEECH
Todays lesson is about a prepared speech. before preparing one they need to know thoroughly about what a speech is, how should one write it down before presenting and when presenting they need to know how the teacher will give marks according to how they present.
What is a Speech
A speech is a written account of an oral address with a specific purpose in mind. The purpose will be determined by the topic.
- The sign of a good speech is capturing and holding the attention of the audience
- Must be in paragraph form
- The tone might be forma/informal, depending on the audience
- Opening/greeting- keep it brief and simple
- Outline the subject of the speech
- Highlight three or four key ideas and discuss each in a paragraph
- Conclusion- logical and appropriate closure to the speech
Below is an example of a speech
Instruction: You, as a former learner at your school were asked to deliver a motivational speech to the current matric class. Write the speech you will deliver.
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DREAMING BIG Good morning matrics. I have an important question for you,- which way of thinking better, dreaming big or being satisfied with small things? My whole life, I thought was going to be huge. I constantly scored at the top of the class. Over time, however, motivation turned into something unhealthy. I started to believe that I was entitled to success. The first ominous sign came when I didn't get a perfect score at the university entrance exams. I started to feel like a failure. Now you are probably wondering, "What does it have to do with dreaming big?" Here's my answer: I always dream big, and this made me overlook tiny successes. Dreaming big is good, as it helps a person set far-reaching goals and do bold things. But it can only work if a person has a healthy relationship with failure and takes tiny steps. Remember, a journey of a thousand miles starts with one step! As I conclude, my wish for you is that you will always dream big despite enormous setbacks on your road to success.
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Task
ASSESSMENT TASK: Choose a topic that you will do a prepared speech based on
NAME: ……………. GRADE:…………..
CHOSEN TOPIC:…………..
TOPICS
| 1.Teenagers no longer treasure their cultural heritage. | 2.Identify one of the most dangerous OR interesting jobs you know of and discuss its dangers or highlights | 3.Euthanasia is when a family decides to switch off the machines of their loved ones who have been dependent on medical machines to live. Do you think this should be made legal in South Africa?. Discuss your reasons and opinion | |
| 4.Social networks are taking over the social skills of the young generation. These social platforms(Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc) have introduced a new form of bullying- cyberbullying: Present your opinion on this topic | 5. Think of Two career choices you would like to follow. Discuss what requirements you need to have, where you would work in these career paths and how you would develop in these careers. | 6. Present how human trafficking affects our country and what measure would you propose to ensure the safety of our women and children | |
| 7.202/21, the year that has been! How has Covid19 affected you? What lessons has this pandemic taught you | 8. Sport is neglected in South African schools, this is why we can no longer compete on an international level | 9. What can be done to stop the brutal killing of women by men in South Africa |
Process
When you write a speech, think about the following before you start and adapt accordingly:
HOW: What style to use (serious, humorous, etc.?) Will you placate, encourage, etc.? Will you be aggressive, gentle, truthful, diplomatic?
WHEN: When are you speaking? The main speaker? After dinner, interval, in the morning, afternoon, evening?
WHERE: At a christening, wedding, business lunch, school function. In a yacht, hall, lounge? around a table?
WHY: What is the purpose of the occasion? Why have you been invited to speak?
WHO: Who will be there, How many? Young/ Older audience/ athletes/ businessmen/ women
WHAT:
- Show conviction, enthusiasm and self-confidence in the planning stage and it will show in your presentation.
- A strong (clever) opener will attract attention
- Develop your points well and avoid clinches
- Decide where you should pause and where to use gestures (naturally) and for what purpose (Keep eye-contact)
- Use contrasting tones (and points) but remain audible
- Use fairly short sentences with simple ideas, using familiar examples
- Avoid irritating mannerism
- Use language that expresses your maturity, values and background. Swearing, crudity and profanity are unacceptable.
Go through the following links, they will get you access to information that will give you more knowledge and information that is required in your Prepared Speech
Evaluation
Name................................... Topic: ................................... Date: ...............................
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Criteria |
4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
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Content Introduction, body, and conclusion |
Knowledgeable of content and includes an engaging introduction, detailed body, and memorable conclusion | Knowledgeable o content and includes an introduction, detailed body, and conclusion | Somewhat knowledge of content is missing an introduction, body, or conclusion | Some content facts seem questionable and its missing an introduction, body, and/or conclusion | ||
| Eye Contact | Makes eye contact with everyone in the classroom | Makes eye contact with almost everyone in the room | Makes eye contact with some of the people in the classroom | Makes very little or no eye contact with people in the room | ||
| Volume & Clarity | The people at the back can hear the speech very clearly | The learner mumbles a bit but the people at the back can hear most of the speech | The learner mumbles some and the people at the back can hear parts of the speech | The learner consistently mumbles so that the people in the back cannot hear the speech | ||
| Flow | The speech flows nicely with no pauses or distracting verb filters | The speech includes 1-2 pauses and a few verbal fillers | The speech includes some distracting pauses and some verbal fillers | Speech includes several distracting pauses and many verbal fillers | ||
| Confidence & Attitude | Speaks with enthusiasm, poise, and assurance | Mostly speaks with enthusiasm, poise, and assurance | Speaks with some enthusiasm, poise, and assurance | Speaks with little, no enthusiasm, poise, and assurance | ||
| Visual aid | The visual aid complements the speech and is neat, colorful and creative | The visual aid connects to the speech and is mostly neat, colorful and creative | The visual aid somewhat connects to the speech and is somewhat neat, colorful and neat | The visual aid does not connect to the speech and is messy, lacks colour and creativity | ||
| Time | Speech is given in the time allotted | Speech is 10% short or over the allotted time | Speech is 20% short or over the allotted time | Speech is very short or very long than the allotted time |
Grade.....................
Time speech began.............................. Time speech ended....................
Conclusion
The Prepared Speech Assessment be 28 Marks which will count for the end of term Marks.
Learners are given a week to choose a topic and prepare their oral presentation.
On the third day of the week, the learners are required to hand in their first draft so that the teacher can observe if they can go through with presenting it, the teacher will edit and help the learner prepare more by encouraging the learner to gather more information if it needs to be.
The learners are encouraged to practice more before presenting and by Monday next week have to be ready
The teacher look at the class register when picking which learner will present on the particular day, the teacher will random pick any learner not according to how they are listed by doing this it ensures that all the learners are prepared
The teacher will give marks according to the register
Learners need to be neat and representable