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Language Arts - Secondary Curriculum English Language Arts Speech & Debate (2021)
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Strand 3: Performance and Evaluation

Students will demonstrate fundamental speaking and debating skills and evaluate best practices.

Standard 3.6

Develop presentation skills to convey complex ideas:
  • Extemporaneous speech
  • Formal register
  • Persuasive techniques

  • Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!: Simulating the Supreme Court
    This lesson helps students learn about the judicial system through simulating a real court case involving student free speech rights. In addition to learning about how the Supreme Court operates, students will explore how the Supreme Court protects their rights, interprets the Constitution, and works with the other two branches of government.


UEN logo http://www.uen.org - in partnership with Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and Utah System of Higher Education (USHE).  Send questions or comments to USBE Specialist - Naomi  Watkins and see the Language Arts - Secondary website. For general questions about Utah's Core Standards contact the Director - Jennifer  Throndsen.

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