Researched Persuasive Speaking

Standards & Objectives

Learning objectives:

Learning Objective:

The goal of this activity is to improve students’ skills in researching a health issue, preparing written documentation supporting a thesis, and presenting information orally while practicing the skills necessary to become proficient in the Tennessee State Standards for Literacy in Technical Subjects. Teachers can use this activity to develop an understanding of how to critically evaluate health issues such as legislation that affects the healthcare industry to meet standards covered in the course. Discussions in class, reading, researching, and writing exercises are coordinated in class to help students construct a technical meaning of their research in a way that “sticks.”

Unit Variations

Blooms taxonomy level:

Understanding

Differentiation suggestions:

Scaffolding and support for special education students, English language learners, and struggling readers:

Consider pre-teaching synonyms of difficult vocabulary words. Lower-level readers and ELL students can still be challenged without being overloaded with difficulty. This strategy can also be used to differentiate for stronger readers by introducing new, and more challenging, vocabulary. Struggling readers would also benefit from visual aids to illustrate many of the ideas presented. A few pre-selected references, pictures, diagrams, and charts alongside thetext will go far to aid students as they dissect these resources provided by the teacher.

Helpful Hints

Note:

Social, ethnic, racial, religious, and gender bias is best determined at the local level where educators have in-depth knowledge of the culture and values of the community in which students live. TDOE asks local districts to review these materials for social, ethnic, racial, religious, and gender bias before use in local schools.

Originator:

Tennessee Department of Education