Speech

“One's dignity may be assaulted, vandalized and cruelly mocked, but it can never be taken away unless it is surrendered.”

― Michael J. Fox

Kia Ora, bullying, should it stop? People have been hurt really bad because of bullies. Bullying is a big deal to lots of kids because they are affected by it and it scares them. Bullies might punch, kick, push or call them names, but how would you feel if younger people were getting hurt because of your actions? Bullies don’t know when to stop, but when they do, the damage is unheard of. The bullies main objective is to hurt people and when they do, they take it way too far, and that’s why bullying should stop.

There are 3.2 million kids worldwide that have been saying that they have been getting bullied or teased. Bullies can make kids not go to school or even outside their house. They make people feel uncomfortable. Kids are worried that they won’t be able to do their school work because of the bullies that are still in their head.

The stress of dealing with bullies can make kids feel sick. Can you imagine all the kids that don’t go to school because of the bullies. Bullies affect people’s lives and make them depressed and scared for life.

People have seen the consequences of being bullied but have you?

Can you remember the feeling of being bullied, Being punched or kicked or even been called names?

Little kids have been scared and badly injured, and have felt uncomfortable going to school because of the bullies that are still in the back of their heads right at this moment.

So here's the thing. Do you really want bullying to keep on going. Just imagine how everything could go wrong in the future. Think of what the consequences are or going to be. Thank you.

BLURB: Today we had our groups selections for the class finalists. We were put in our thinking groups then had to mark each others speeches.In our thinking groups, we all took turns presenting our speeches and then were marked on by the rest of the group.We were marking each other by a rubric made by Mrs Anderson.

The Speech Competition Rubric

Assessor: ______Silivia, Charlize, Jane, Victoria___________________                                      Performer: __________John__________________

Please give honest feedback to your partner. They will work on the feedback you give.

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Expression	Not using any expression at all in the speech. Sounds like a robot. Does not use the punctuation. Words do not flow	Using some expression for certain parts of the speech. Reverts back in sounding like a robot in some places.	Uses expression in most areas, but not all. Starting to make voice go high and low in certain parts. Starting to get into the role and use punctuation.	Uses expression throughout the speech. Making voice go high and low in all parts. Opens mouth wide so that words flow.
Loud clear voice	Reads in a very soft voice e.g. whisper. May mumble during speech. Words / sentences are very unclear and may not be understood by the audience.	Projects voice in some parts, but may revert back to soft / mumbling voice. Not all words / sentences may not be understood by the audience.	Projects voice in most parts, but may mumble, or speak softly in 1-2 sentences / words. Most words are understood by the audience.	Projects voice throughout the performance. Voice is loud and clear. Every word / sentence is understood by the audience.
Eye Contact	The performer refers to the speech / cue cards during for the entire contest. No eye contact given to the audience	The performer refers to the speech cue cards for some parts. The performer looks at the audience during some parts of the speech contest.	The reader looks at the audience and gives eye contact to the audience most of the time.	Eye contact is given throughout the contest. The performer gives eye contact to the audience during the entire speech contest.
Knowledge of the speech	Reads directly from the cue cards. Strongly relies off the cue cards during the contest. Does not know speech very well. Loses own place regularly and relies off cue cards.	Knows some parts of the speech, but is still reliant on the cue cards. Follows the text for most parts. Still reliant on cue cards to get through the contest. May lose place.	Knows most parts of the speech off by heart. Follows the text. Could easily perform the speech without the cue cards.	Knows the speech off by heart. Memorized the speech.