TALK LIKE TED - Oral Presentation Unit

This engaging Oral Presentation Unit incorporates strategies from the book Talk Like TED. It includes:9 lesson plans,Talk Like TED notes and printables,PowerPoint Presentation, and outcomes-based rubric.Unit Outline:Connecting to Your Topic - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Writer's Notebook - Heart Map, Mini-Lesson - Connecting to Your Topic, Snowball Fight Activity, Large Group Share, TEDTalk Video Clip (link included).Tell a Story - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Writer's Notebook - Journal Prompt, Mini-Lesson - Tell a Story, Give One-Get One Activity, Large Group Share, TEDTalk Video Clip (link included).Practice - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Writer's Notebook - Agree or Disagree, Mini-Lesson - Practice, Agree-Disagree Statements, TEDTalk Video Clip (link included), Assign Oral Presentation.Teach Something New - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Writer's Notebook - Journal Prompt, Mini-Lesson - Teach Something New, 2 Truths and a Lie, Large Group Share, TEDTalk Video Clip (link included).Jaw-Dropping Moment - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Writer's Notebook - Journal Prompt, Mini-Lesson - Jaw-Dropping Moment, Inside-Outside Circle, TEDTalk Video Clip (link included), Time to Work on Oral Presentation.Use Humor - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Writer's Notebook - Journal Prompt, Mini-Lesson - Use Humor, 4 Corners Activity, Large Group Share, TEDTalk Video Clip (link included).Paint a Picture with Imagery - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Writer's Notebook - Journal Prompt, Mini-Lesson - Paint a Picture with Imagery, Ball Toss Share, TEDTalk Video Clip (link included).Be Authentic, Open, and Transparent - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Writer's Notebook - Journal Prompt, Mini-Lesson - Be Authentic, TEDTalk Video Clip (link included), Add On Activity.Oral Presentation Preparation and Practice - Activities used: Silent Choice Reading, Time to Work on Oral Presentation, Large Group Share.Please see detailed preview.This unit can be used with a variety of oral speaking assignments.