1. While you’re waiting for class to start… Type your answer in the chat box.

2. Session 1: What a Speech! SPI 0401.2.1 Identify the main idea and supporting points of a speech. SPI 0401.2.3 Select the best summary of a speech.

3. What is “Main Idea”?

5. Let’s see what Tim and Moby have to say about Main Idea…

6. Let’s practice finding the main idea… http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/m ainideap24.cfm

7. What is a speech?

8. A speech is a form of communication in spoken language made by a speaker before an audience for a given purpose.

9. Let’s listen to a short speech. Has anyone ever heard of Amelia Earhart? http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cf m?guidAssetId=04C77672-7E7D-4B5D-AAF7- 8FDA21C08443&blnFromSearch=1&productco de=US

10. What was the main idea of that speech?

11. What is a summary?

13. Let’s practice summarizing… http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cf m?num=6&act=2&que=1

14. Let’s listen to Amelia again. http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cf m?guidAssetId=04C77672-7E7D-4B5D-AAF7- 8FDA21C08443&blnFromSearch=1&productco de=US

15. How would you summarize her speech?

16. Let’s listen to a famous speech from our nation’s history. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ gettysburgaddress.htm

17. Go to Study Island and earn your blue ribbon for Main Idea and Summarization if you haven’t already.

18. If you are watching the recorded version of this lesson, you MUST let your teacher know that you have viewed the entire lesson. Fill out the survey at the link provided, and your teacher will make sure to put a note in your file that you viewed the recording. Be sure to complete all the required information. Thank you. http://www.survey monkey.com/s/JJ7C 3L2

19. Thinking Room: Elluminate Reminders You will remain in this room for 5 minutes. While you are here, think about your Elluminate manners: 1.Please do not type in the chat box unless asked to. 2.Please do not raise your hand over and over again. When you raise your hand once, you are in line to be called on. 3.Please do not misuse the Elluminate tools. If you do, your privileges will be taken away. 4.Please let your learning coach know you are in here. They can help you get back on track to enjoy our session. 5.If you are sent to this room for a second time, you will have to remain in here today, and you will not be allowed back in today’s session. 