Key Dates:
Week 7 (5th to 9th June):
Week 8 (12th to 16th June):
Week 9 (19th to 23rd June)
Week 10 (26th to 30th June):
HOLIDAYS
Week 1 - Term 3 (17th to 21st July):
Week 2 - Term 3 (24th to 28th July):
Weeks 3 and 4 - Term 3 (31st July to 9th August):
9th August:
- Introduce the Speak Up Awards to students in Year 4, 5, and 6 at Waangkininy
- Explain the aims and rules of the competition.
- Distribute the guidelines to all students.
- Encourage students to start thinking about potential speech topics.
- Conduct a class brainstorming session to help students generate speech topics.
- Teach students about the importance of research and depth of knowledge in their speeches.
Week 8 (12th to 16th June):
- Allow students time to research their chosen topics.
- Assist students in organizing their research findings.
- Teach students how to structure a speech with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
- Discuss the significance of logical development and cohesion in speechwriting.
- Guide students in developing their own speech outlines.
Week 9 (19th to 23rd June)
- Help students in composing their speeches based on their outlines.
- Emphasize the use of appropriate language, including vocabulary, sentence structure, and figures of speech.
- Provide feedback and support as students refine their speech content.
- Finalize the written speeches by the end of this week.
Week 10 (26th to 30th June):
- Explain the importance of effective speech delivery, including vocal and visual impact.
- Teach students about vocal techniques such as volume, pitch, pace, and pronunciation.
- Practice proper stance, gestures, and eye contact during speech delivery.
- Introduce the concept of using palm cards for guidance rather than reading.
- Allow students time to practice delivering their speeches in front of their classmates.
- Provide constructive feedback on presentation skills, including clarity, confidence, and audience engagement.
- Encourage students to work on improving their delivery based on the feedback received.
- Continuously emphasize sincerity, credibility, and conviction in their speeches.
HOLIDAYS
- Practice, Practice, Practice
Week 1 - Term 3 (17th to 21st July):
- Conduct Year group finals where each student delivers their speech in front of their peers.
- Assign three adjudicators to evaluate and provide scores for each speech.
- Determine the top students from each Year group who will advance to the whole school finals.
- Announce the finalists and provide them with feedback to further enhance their speeches.
Week 2 - Term 3 (24th to 28th July):
- Conduct the whole school finals where the finalists from each Year group compete.
- Assign at least three adjudicators to evaluate and provide scores for each speech.
- Determine the top three students who will represent the school in the Speak Up Finals.
- Provide feedback and commendation to all participants to acknowledge their efforts.
Weeks 3 and 4 - Term 3 (31st July to 9th August):
- The top three students who will compete in the Speak Up Finals have two weeks to further practice and refine their speeches.
- Encourage them to seek additional feedback and guidance from teachers and peers.
- Provide support and assistance in preparation for the final competition on the 9th August.
9th August:
- Speak Up Finals: The top three students present their speeches to a panel of at least four adjudicators.
- The Research Adjudicator assesses the depth of research conducted by each student.
- Scores from all adjudicators are collected, and the winner of the Speak Up Awards is announced.
Student information
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Document that was sent home
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Document from the Speak Up Website
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What you are being judged on & What are the prizes
Some great examples
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Topics
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Entertaining
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Informative
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Persuasive
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