What is: What does it mean to be a global citizen?
100
Visual deception by animals.
What is camouflage?
100
Noun, verb, adverb, adjective, pronoun.
What are parts of speech?
100
Use one of these for each 1-2 minutes of speaking.
Write keywords, not sentences.
Number them in order, to stay organized.
What is using notecards.
100
A way to clearly organize what you are hearing. Ex: a lecture, a speech, a video.
What is the Cornell note format?
200
The brain doesn't always send sensible signals. Sometimes the messages the brain receives are confused.
What is How can the eyes deceive the mind?
200
A past or present form of a verb used as an adjective.
ex: breaking news
broken bus
What is a participial adjective?
200
A way to organize main points and details in chronological order.
What is using a timeline?
200
A good way to organize your thoughts about a 'compare and contrast' topic.
What is a T-chart?
300
A vacation where work and fun intersect.
What is voluntourism?
300
A famous blind, deaf woman who became an author, speaker and advocate for others.
Who is Helen Keller?
300
A way to get the audience to listen to you and focus on what you are saying.
What is using slides without words?
300
Draw a logical conclusion from what you heard. Speakers my speak indirectly, and imply what they mean.
What is making an inference?
400
Media such as newspapers, Internet, TV, radio, podcasts, citizen journalism, videos, and other people.
How do people get the news today?
400
A weblog: a website for news and information that anyone can create online.
What is a blog?
400
Dis-
Un-
Ill-
Ir-
Im-
Give 2 example words using these
What are negative prefixes?
Impossible
Unlikely
Illegal
Disagree
400
It tells a story.
What is a narrative speech?
400
In a lecture, or report, or presentation you pay attention to these phrases:
for instance
including
such as
What is listening for examples?
500
Reporters should check their facts carefully, so they know they are reporting the truth.
What is accountability in news reporting?
500
An online audio production on millions of topics. Accessible at any time, unlike a radio broadcast.
What is a podcast?
500
Figurative language that makes your speaking more interesting.
Describing by using like and as
The sky was as blue as a robin's egg.
Her head pounded like a hammer.
What is a simile?
500
You pay attention to phrases that give additional information:
Ex: The chameleon, a type of lizard, changed colors.
The Ptarmigan, a North American bird, is a master of camouflage.