Speech and Presentations Teacher Resources

Pairs of pupils choose a person who they consider to be a hero. They research that person, develop a speech, and deliver it to the class in hopes of persuading them that this person really is a hero. A vote is taken after the...

Students read, analyze and critique a newspaper article about an Elvis fan who stole from her employer to buy Elvis memorabilia. They assess how to understand a short news report and discuss the use of present perfect tense in the article.

A very basic presentation about homonyms, this slide show might be too short for your grammar lecture. However, if you pair it with the other presentations to which it is linked, you might be able to implement it more successfully. The...

What are the characteristics of a good purpose statement for a speech? Of a thesis statement? After considering the characteristics of good and bad opening statements, viewers identify the best example in a series of models.

In this verb learning exercise, students review verb usage in positive, negative and interrogative sentences, then make sentences in present, present progressive, past, past progressive, present perfect and future tense using frames...

Eighth graders use a PowerPoint presentation to explore the history of idioms, how they are used in our language today, and practice using idioms themselves. After the presentation, each student is given an idiom to research.

Third graders write and present a descriptive 'powergraph' that describes a secret object using prior knowledge of adjectives, clustering graphic organizers, and presentation skills. Authors read powergraphs and classmates 'Guess What It...

Students conjugate the simple past and present tenses of various verbs, and respond to computer commands. They view computer flashcards, and complete a verb conjugation worksheet.

Young scholars analyze the judicial decision making process, and identify three places presenting First Amendment problems. They analyze how the 1st Amendment applies to school newspapers, and argue for and against limiting 1st Amendment...

Students participate in a simulation that asks them to work as staffers for a candidate running for office. They are assigned to design, administer, and analyze a simple poll on an important community issue. Students develop a position...

In this conjugate a verb worksheet, students conjugate verbs by completing the examples in each section including past, present, and future tense.

In this verb conjugation instructional activity, students conjugate the verb eat. Students read the past, present, and future tense conjugation for the verb eat.

In this verb conjugation worksheet, students follow the steps to help them conjugate a verb. Students conjugate by finding the present, past, and future tense of the verbs.

In this ESL irregular verb worksheet, students unscramble present and past simple verbs, then complete a crossword puzzle. A link to audio and additional resources is given.

Middle schoolers research, plan and present a commercial for a vacation spot of their choice.

Directly address the use of the indirect object pronouns with a lesson plan on how to locate them in sentences and worksheets that provide opportunities for practice using them.