Welcome toT.U.S.C.!

The Grade 5 TUSC program addresses all six types of language arts learning which include: reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and representing. Although we focus on all areas, our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills.

Every person is required to communicate in public in some way at some point in his/her life. A good public speaker is not born. The only way to learn how to speak confidently is to learn the techniques, observe other speakers and practice, practice, practice!

The grade 5 T.U.S.C. (The Ultimate Speaking Club) is a wonderful opportunity to observe, plan and practice. The objectives are not just to improve confidence and abilities, but to encourage good public speaking skills. Once a cycle on Day , we will hold a class TUSC meeting where the Chairperson calls on each classmate to present their assigned role for the meeting.

Your child's T.U.S.C. duotang contains a detailed description of each role. The date of the first meeting is . Your child's duty for the first meeting is . It is very important that she/he be prepared for each meeting. Unprepared students will receive a mark of zero. In case of absenteeism, students will be required to present their two roles at the following meeting.

If you have internet access at home, please feel free to prepare for your speech at home or you may use the computer in the electronic library during lunch break or after school.

Past experiences with this program have shown incredibly positive results and progress. Please talk to your child as the program progresses over the next few months. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Please sign, indicating that you have seen the T.U.S.C. duotang and that you and your child have discussed the responsibility involved in T.U.S.C..

student signature parent signature

GRADE 5 T.U.S.C. ROLES

TUSC ROLES: Date of presentation: Chairperson Secretary Previous Secretary Wacky Animal Fact Speaker Introduction Speech Meet your Basic Needs Coming Attractions Internet Pick News Reporter Vacation Travel Agent Mini-Science Demonstration Speech Evaluator Commercial Impromptu Speech Survey Birthday of the Day Photo Analyst Hobbies Movie Critique Best Story Ever Career Interview Jokes Vacation

T.U.S.C. AGENDA

I will call this meeting of T.U.S.C. to order. The time is I would ask the previous secretary, , to read the minutes from the last meeting. Are there any errors or omissions? I move the minutes be adopted as read /corrected. Is there a seconder? All in favour raise their right hand. Carried. Wacky Animal Fact Speech Introduction Speaker Meet you Basic Needs Coming Attractions Internet Pick News Reporter Travel Agent Mini-Science Demo Speech Evaluator Commercial Impromptu Speech Birthday of the Day Photo Analyst Hobbies Movie Critique Best Story Ever Career Interview Healthy Snack Jokes This concludes our meeting. Would someone move the meeting be adjourned? Is there a seconder? I declare this meeting of T.U.S.C. adjourned.

T.U.S.C. ROLE DUTIES

Chairperson's Duties The chairperson must:

1. Be familiar with the T.U.S.C. agenda before the meeting. 2. Write the names of the students in the agenda BEFORE the meeting

begins. 3. Keep the meeting running smoothly. 4. Introduce each speaker and report in complete sentences (For example: I'd like to call Ethan up to tell us a Wacky Animal Fact) 5. Thank the speaker and make a comment after each report. (For example: Thank you Josh. It sounds like you had a fun time in Florida) 6. Tolerate no interruptions or noise.

Secretary's Duties The secretary must:

1. Be prepared with a pen and the "Secretary's Report" form. 2. Read over the form ahead of time and fill in names. 3. Fill in all necessary information as the meeting progresses.

T.U.S.C. Secretary's Report

Date and Day:

The meeting began at : and ended at The total length of the meeting was:

Chairperson, opened the meeting. The previous secretary, read the minutes of the last T.U.S.C. meeting and adopted them as read. The minutes were seconded by The motion was carried / defeated.

shared a wacky animal fact about

The speech was given by on the topic

The speaker was introduced by and the evaluator of the speech was

shared some environmental information about

Coming Attractions was reported by who told us about

told us about an interesting internet site called where you can get information on

gave the news report this week. A highlight from the news was

told us about his/her trip to

presented poetry entitled It was

demonstrated

presented a commercial break. She/he advertised

gave an impromptu speech on

presented their survey on and concluded that

told us about birthday.

interpreted a picture of

shared his/her hobby which is

reviewed the movie entitled . It sounded

reported on sports news.

talked about (career) after

interviewing on the phone. One interesting fact we learned was that

entertained us with jokes!

shared as a healthy snack!

The chairperson asked to adjourn the meeting.

moved for adjournment and seconded the motion.

Previous Secretary's Duties The previous secretary must rehearse and read his/her report orally at the following meeting. Be sure to read this over several times BEFORE the meeting to ensure you are fully prepared.

Wacky Animal Facts The speaker must find an interesting animal fact and share it with the class. Please include at least one photo of your animal. Please use this sheet to help organize your speech.

Animal Name: I chose to talk about because

Animal Fact: (3-5 sentences) Did you know that...

Site your source: I found this information...

Speaker Introduction The speaker must plan an entertaining introduction following this format: • the first sentence greets the audience and mentions the speaker • in the second sentence, tell the audience one thing about the speaker that

most of your classmates don't know (you must talk to the speaker in advance to get this fact)

• the third sentence gives a hint of the speech and tantalizes the audience so they will want to listen (often a question works well here)

• the last sentence says the speaker's name and welcomes the speaker to the front of the room

Speech The person responsible for making the speech must:

1. Prepare in advance a two to three minute speech on any topic. 2. Use the Speech Evaluation form and the Preparing your Speech

outline as guides. 3. Be well rehearsed (practice at home with family / in front of the mirror). 4. Use his/her voice effectively. 5. Make eye contact with the audience.

Meet Your Basic Needs You've been chosen as the deliverer of basic needs. Remember the basic needs are fun, power, freedom, and belonging. These are the basic needs that everyone requires, in order to live a happy life. Sometimes you'll feel more drawn to power, sometimes to fun, it's always changing! This category is all about options! Remember to keep this role to less than 2 minutes!!

Here is a list of some of the things you can do for this category:

• The Angry Chef. This category meets your belonging need. Sometimes food can make you feel better. There's nothing like a warm cup of tea when you're down or a hot bowl of soup when you're cold. In this category you will prepare something for the class to taste. Remember to make it a healthy snack! You will share the recipe and explain how you made it.

• Skittles. This category will meet your need for fun. Skittles draws on your ability to mimic. A mimic is someone who can act like someone or something else. Your skills as a speaker will be sharper when you can observe and copy other people! Your job in this category is to act out a scene from a movie or TV show. Try to make it one that we've seen before, the rest of the TUSC members will have to guess it! Your movie must be rated at a level appropriate for grade 5.

• The Artiste! This category is where you can meet your freedom need. Often times artists (including painters, musicians, and dancers just to name a few) find great freedom in their art form. Paint or draw a picture you are proud of, sing or play a song, dance or do something artistic we've never seen!

• Trebek! This category is perfect for that person trying to meet their need for power. There is no greater power that being the holder of great knowledge and Alex Trebek (host of Jeopardy) embodies that power. Your task in this option is to develop some trivia questions on any topic of your choosing. Try to come up with 3 trivia questions to stump the class. Be creative in this category. You can assign point values to your questions!

Corning Attractions This person must research and advertise for an upcoming event in Winnipeg. The coming attraction could be a concert, sporting event, school celebration or activity within the community. Be sure to include the 5 W's of reporting (who, what, where, when, why/how)! Try to think of an interesting opening sentence to capture your audience.

Internet Pick This person is responsible for recommending an Internet site appropriate for grade 5. You must share the website address on the whiteboard and give us details about what you can find on the site. Please use this sheet to help guide you through your presentation.

Website visited: http:// This site:

What I liked about the site:

Out of five stars, I would rate this website a because

News Reporter The news reporter must report on interesting news from the following areas (city, provincial, Canada and world). Optional: you may comment on ONE sports event only.

1. Be prepared with the interesting news (2-3 sentences per area). 2. Report all news in complete sentences. 3. You may want to show the news locations on a map.

Optional- may go to internet sites http://wwvv.canoe.ca/ or http://www.cnn.com/index.html to get a world news story.

Please use this sheet to guide you through your presentation. This is coming to you live from the H.G.I. news desk. Since the last TUSC meeting, here's what's been happening in the news... In local (city) news,

In provincial (Manitoba) news,

In national (Canada) news,

In world news,

Travel Agent The speaker must prepare a presentation to the class about somewhere they have travelled on vacation. If they have not travelled they may share information about a place they would like to go. You may share some souvenirs or photos to enhance your presentation. Your presentation should be 1-2 minutes.

Mini-Science Demonstration The person demonstrating must show or demonstrate a mini-science experiment. The demonstration can convey a science idea from any area of science. Your demonstration should be practiced before it is presented to the class and should not last more than 2 minutes. Please follow the steps to writing an experiment. Explain briefly what you will be doing in your experiment then...

Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to find out...

Hypothesis: What do you think will happen in my experiment? (choose one student to answer)

Materials: In my experiment, I will need...

Method: These are the following steps required to conduct my experiment:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Observation: As you can see...

Diagram: Here is a labelled diagram of my experiment (show the class)

Conclusion: I can conclude from this experiment (answer your purpose):

Speech Evaluator The speech evaluator must:

1. Be prepared and familiar with the proper evaluation form. 2. After the speech you fill out the form. 3. Give an oral evaluation. Be sure to address the speaker personally by

giving eye contact.

Evaluation Form: After listening to the speech, take a few minutes to write down TWO stars and ONE wish. Things you may wish to discuss are:

• voice, eye contact, poise • preparation • well-rehearsed • content - what you thought was interesting • audience

When you are reading your evaluation, don't forget to direct your attention to the student you're evaluating. Eye contact should be directed toward him/her.

I am evaluating 's speech. He/She spoke about

I gave

Star:

two stars and a wish. (name)

Star:

Wish:

Commercial The person in charge of the commercial must:

1. Prepare a commercial break. 2. Be prepared with required props. 3. Adhere to a 30 seconds time limit 4. Keep commercials in good taste, lively and really 'sell' your product

Optional: You may videotape your commercial at home and play it to the class

Impromptu Speech An impromptu speech is one that is performed without rehearsal or preparation. The speaker relies on personal knowledge and experience. You will draw randomly a strip of paper that has a topic written on it. Though your speech is not formally prepared, you must still try to organize your thoughts so that your speech has an introduction, body and conclusion.

Although you can't fully prepare for this speech, you should practice at home by asking family members or friends to give you "practice" topics to speak about. Some examples may include: Why soccer is better than hockey. What my favourite zoo animal is and why. Why we should get paid to go to school.

Birthday of the Day The person reporting on a birthday may go to www.famousbirthdays.com or find the information in the Winnipeg Free Press and report on one famous person who has a birthday on the date of the meeting. Give a mini-biography of that person as well as their current age or calculate how old they were when they died.

Photo Analyst We can learn a whole lot from a picture. For this TUSC, you can find a picture on the Internet or from home and interpret it. Give your picture a title. Present the picture to the class and answer the questions below to analyze the picture:

Picture title: Picture source:

Senses: What might you smell, taste or touch if you were in the picture? What colours, textures, sounds or movements would you experience if you were in the picture?

Images: What details in the photograph do you notice first?

Words: What powerful words describe the scene? What might you think, wonder, say if you were there?

Feelings: What do you feel when you look at this image? What might the people in the image feel?

Hobbies The student will share something about themselves that they do outside of school. You may bring in examples of what you do or present it to the class. (examples: drawings, collections, dance class, music lessons, etc.)

Movie Critique The person in charge of the movie review must:

1. Critique a movie that he/she has watched. 2. Briefly identify the content of the movie without giving away the plot. 3. Explain his/her opinions of the movie - what was good, bad, and the

highlights (acting, special effects, length, language, animation, etc.) 4. Identify who this movie would be recommended for and why. 5. Rate this movie on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest score. 6. The movie must be of good taste. This means that the movie must

have a "G" or "PG13" rating. Anything with racial overtones or strong profanity and violence will not be accepted.

Best Story Ever Most people have a favourite story, something that they've seen or heard, something that has happened to them or to someone in their family. Here's your chance to tell the best story ever at the TUSC meeting. You will first put the story in proper sequence.

Career Interview The speaker must:

1. Decide on which career you would like to report. 2. Find someone appropriate to interview. 3. Include the following information in the speech:

- name of the individual interviewed - a general job description - use of math in the job - use of reading and writing in the job - use of technology in the job - any other interesting facts about the job.

Jokes Please choose THREE jokes (or riddles) to present to the class. Make sure that they are in good taste and do not offend anyone inside or outside the class. Check your jokes out with your teacher if you wish.

List your 3 jokes (or riddles) here:

Joke #1:

Source (where I found it?)

Joke #2:

Source (where I found it?)

Joke #3:

Source (where I found it?)

Healthy Snack For this role, you must prepare and provide a healthy nut free snack for the class based on the Canada Food Guide. You must share how you prepared it, why you chose this particular snack and from what food group your snack choice belongs. (Please remember to respect the allergies within our class!)

The food that I chose to make for our healthy snack is

This food is part of the group(s) in the Canada's Food Guide.

You should be having servings of this food group per day

The reason I chose this particular food for our snack is ...

Vacation Take a break and relax during this meeting. But make you are being a good listener.

sure that

T.U.S.C. Rubric Evaluation

Mark Criteria

4 • Excellent poise (standing tall, no fidgeting, eye

contact)

• Excellent strong voice (clear, loud, expressive)

• Excellent preparation and very well-rehearsed

• Excellent, thorough content (interesting, completed

the duties of your role fully, extra was added to

enhance the presentation)

3 • Good poise (standing tall, no fidgeting, eye contact)

• Good voice (clear, loud, expressive)

• Well prepared and well-rehearsed

• Complete content (interesting, completed the duties

of your role fully)

2 • Basic poise (minimum eye contact)

• Basic voice (a bit hard to hear, monotone, stumbles)

• Complete content (minimally, as outlined in the

booklet)

1 • Limited eye contact

• Too quiet to hear speaker, monotone

• Demonstrates little or no signs of practicing their role

• Has not completed the role as outlined in the TUSC

package

ND • Not prepared/ forgot materials

T.U.S.C. EVALUATION FOR: Record your mark out of 4 on this sheet

Chairperson Secretary Previous Secretary Wacky Animal Fact

Speech Intro Speech Meet your Basic Needs

Coming Attractions

Internet Pick News Reporter Vacation Travel Agent

Mini-Science Demo Speech Evaluator Commercial Impromptu

Birthday Photo Analyst Hobbies Movie Critique

Best Story Ever Career Interview Jokes Healthy Snack

Vacation

Welcome toT.U.S.C.!

The Grade 5 TUSC program addresses all six types of language arts learning which include: reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and representing. Although we focus on all areas, our emphasis is on speaking and listening skills.

Every person is required to communicate in public in some way at some point in his/her life. A good public speaker is not born. The only way to learn how to speak confidently is to learn the techniques, observe other speakers and practice, practice, practice!

The grade 5 T.U.S.C. (The Ultimate Speaking Club) is a wonderful opportunity to observe, plan and practice. The objectives are not just to improve confidence and abilities, but to encourage good public speaking skills. Once a cycle on Day , we will hold a class TUSC meeting where the Chairperson calls on each classmate to present their assigned role for the meeting.

Your child's T.U.S.C. duotang contains a detailed description of each role. The date of the first meeting is . Your child's duty for the first meeting is . It is very important that she/he be prepared for each meeting. Unprepared students will receive a mark of zero. In case of absenteeism, students will be required to present their two roles at the following meeting.

If you have internet access at home, please feel free to prepare for your speech at home or you may use the computer in the electronic library during lunch break or after school.

Past experiences with this program have shown incredibly positive results and progress. Please talk to your child as the program progresses over the next few months. Don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Please sign, indicating that you have seen the T.U.S.C. duotang and that you and your child have discussed the responsibility involved in T.U.S.C..

student signature parent signature

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GRADE 5 T.U.S.C. ROLES

TUSC ROLES: Date of presentation: Chairperson ' Secretary Previous Secretary Wacky Animal Fact Speaker Introduction Speech Meet your Basic Needs Coming Attractions Internet Pick News Reporter Vacation Travel Agent Mini-Science Demonstration Speech Evaluator Commercial Impromptu Speech Survey Birthday of the Day Photo Analyst Hobbies Movie Critique Best Story Ever Career Interview Jokes Vacation

T.U.S.C. AGENDA

I will call this meeting of T.U.S.C. to order. The time is I would ask the previous secretary, , to read the minutes from the last meeting. Are there any errors or omissions? I move the minutes be adopted as read /corrected. Is there a seconder? All in favour raise their right hand. Carried. Wacky Animal Fact Speech Introduction Speaker Meet you Basic Needs Coming Attractions Internet Pick News Reporter Travel Agent Mini-Science Demo Speech Evaluator Commercial Impromptu Speech Birthday of the Day Photo Analyst Hobbies Movie Critique Best Story Ever Career Interview Healthy Snack Jokes This concludes our meeting. Would someone move the meeting be adjourned? Is there a seconder? I declare this meeting of T.U.S.C. adjourned.

T.U.S.C. ROLE DUTIES

Chairperson's Duties The chairperson must:

1. Be familiar with the T.U.S.C. agenda before the meeting. 2. Write the names of the students in the agenda BEFORE the meeting

begins. 3. Keep the meeting running smoothly. 4. Introduce each speaker and report in complete sentences (For example: I'd like to call Ethan up to tell us a Wacky Animal Fact) 5. Thank the speaker and make a comment after each report. (For example: Thank you Josh. It sounds like you had a fun time in Florida) 6. Tolerate no interruptions or noise.

Secretary's Duties The secretary must:

1. Be prepared with a pen and the "Secretary's Report" form. 2. Read over the form ahead of time and fill in names. 3. Fill in all necessary information as the meeting progresses.

T.U.S.C. Secretary's Report

Date and Day:

The meeting began at : and ended at The total length of the meeting was:

Chairperson, opened the meeting. The previous secretary, read the minutes of the last T.U.S.C. meeting and adopted them as read. The minutes were seconded by The motion was carried / defeated.

shared a wacky animal fact about

The speech was given by on the topic

The speaker was introduced by and the evaluator of the speech was

shared some environmental information about

Coming Attractions was reported by who told us about

told us about an interesting internet site called where you can get information on

gave the news report this week. A highlight from the news was

told us about his/her trip to

presented poetry entitled It was

demonstrated

presented a commercial break. She/he advertised

gave an impromptu speech on

presented their survey on and concluded that

told us about birthday.

interpreted a picture of

shared his/her hobby which is

reviewed the movie entitled . It sounded

reported on sports news.

talked about (career) after

interviewing on the phone. One interesting fact we learned was that

entertained us with jokes!

shared as a healthy snack!

The chairperson asked to adjourn the meeting.

moved for adjournment and seconded the motion.

Previous Secretary's Duties The previous secretary must rehearse and read his/her report orally at the following meeting. Be sure to read this over several times BEFORE the meeting to ensure you are fully prepared.

Wacky Animal Facts The speaker must find an interesting animal fact and share it with the class. Please include at least one photo of your animal. Please use this sheet to help organize your speech.

Animal Name: I chose to talk about because

Animal Fact: (3-5 sentences) Did you know that...

Site your source: I found this information...

Speaker Introduction The speaker must plan an entertaining introduction following this format: • the first sentence greets the audience and mentions the speaker • in the second sentence, tell the audience one thing about the speaker that

most of your classmates don't know (you must talk to the speaker in advance to get this fact)

• the third sentence gives a hint of the speech and tantalizes the audience so they will want to listen (often a question works well here)

• the last sentence says the speaker's name and welcomes the speaker to the front of the room

Speech The person responsible for making the speech must:

1. Prepare in advance a two to three minute speech on any topic. 2. Use the Speech Evaluation form and the Preparing your Speech

outline as guides. 3. Be well rehearsed (practice at home with family! in front of the mirror). 4. Use his/her voice effectively. 5. Make eye contact with the audience.

Meet Your Basic Needs You've been chosen as the deliverer of basic needs. Remember the basic needs are fun, power, freedom, and belonging. These are the basic needs that everyone requires, in order to live a happy life. Sometimes you'll feel more drawn to power, sometimes to fun, it's always changing! This category is all about options! Remember to keep this role to less than 2 minutes!!

Here is a list of some of the things you can do for this category:

• The Angry Chef. This category meets your belonging need. Sometimes food can make you feel better. There's nothing like a warm cup of tea when you're down or a hot bowl of soup when you're cold. In this category you will prepare something for the class to taste. Remember to make it a healthy snack! You will share the recipe and explain how you made it.

• Skittles. This category will meet your need for fun. Skittles draws on your ability to mimic. A mimic is someone who can act like someone or something else. Your skills as a speaker will be sharper when you can observe and copy other people! Your job in this category is to act out a scene from a movie or TV show. Try to make it one that we've seen before, the rest of the TUSC members will have to guess it! Your movie must be rated at a level appropriate for grade 5.

• The Artiste! This category is where you can meet your freedom need. Often times artists (including painters, musicians, and dancers just to name a few) find great freedom in their art form. Paint or draw a picture you are proud of, sing or play a song, dance or do something artistic we've never seen!

• Trebek! This category is perfect for that person trying to meet their need for power. There is no greater power that being the holder of great knowledge and Alex Trebek (host of Jeopardy) embodies that power. Your task in this option is to develop some trivia questions on any topic of your choosing. Try to come up with 3 trivia questions to stump the class. Be creative in this category. You can assign point values to your questions!

Coming Attractions This person must research and advertise for an upcoming event in Winnipeg. The coming attraction could be a concert, sporting event, school celebration or activity within the community. Be sure to include the 5 W's of reporting (who, what, where, when, why/how)! Try to think of an interesting opening sentence to capture your audience.

Internet Pick This person is responsible for recommending an internet site appropriate for grade 5. You must share the website address on the whiteboard and give us details about what you can find on the site. Please use this sheet to help guide you through your presentation.

Website visited: http:// This site:

What I liked about the site:

Out of five stars, I would rate this website a because

News Reporter The news reporter must report on interesting news from the following areas (city, provincial, Canada and world). Optional: you may comment on ONE sports event only.

1. Be prepared with the interesting news (2-3 sentences per area). 2. Report all news in complete sentences. 3. You may want to show the news locations on a map.

Optional- may go to internet sites http://www.canoe.ca/ or http://www.cnn.com/index.html to get a world news story.

Please use this sheet to guide you through your presentation. This is coming to you live from the H.G.I. news desk. Since the last TUSC meeting, here's what's been happening in the news... In local (city) news,

In provincial (Manitoba) news,

In national (Canada) news,

In world news,

Travel Agent The speaker must prepare a presentation to the class about somewhere they have travelled on vacation. If they have not travelled they may share information about a place they would like to go. You may share some souvenirs or photos to enhance your presentation. Your presentation should be 1-2 minutes.

Mini-Science Demonstration The person demonstrating must show or demonstrate a mini-science experiment. The demonstration can convey a science idea from any area of science. Your demonstration should be practiced before it is presented to the class and should not last more than 2 minutes. Please follow the steps to writing an experiment. Explain briefly what you will be doing in your experiment then...

Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to find out...

Hypothesis: What do you think will happen in my experiment? (choose one student to answer)

Materials: In my experiment, I will need...

Method: These are the following steps required to conduct my experiment:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Observation: As you can see...

Diagram: Here is a labelled diagram of my experiment (show the class)

Conclusion: I can conclude from this experiment (answer your purpose):

Speech Evaluator The speech evaluator must:

1. Be prepared and familiar with the proper evaluation form. 2 After the speech you fill out the form. 3. Give an oral evaluation. Be sure to address the speaker personally by

giving eye contact.

Evaluation Form: After listening to the speech, take a few minutes to write down TWO stars and ONE wish. Things you may wish to discuss are:

• voice, eye contact, poise • preparation • well-rehearsed • content - what you thought was interesting • audience

When you are reading your evaluation, don't forget to direct your attention to the student you're evaluating. Eye contact should be directed toward him/her.

I am evaluating 's speech. He/She spoke about

I gave two stars and a wish. (name)

Star:

Star:

Wish:

Commercial The person in charge of the commercial must:

1. Prepare a commercial break. 2. Be prepared with required props. 3. Adhere to a 30 seconds time limit 4. Keep commercials in good taste, lively and really 'sell' your product

Optional: You may videotape your commercial at home and play it to the class

Impromptu Speech An impromptu speech is one that is performed without rehearsal or preparation. The speaker relies on personal knowledge and experience. You will draw randomly a strip of paper that has a topic written on it. Though your speech is not formally prepared, you must still try to organize your thoughts so that your speech has an introduction, body and conclusion.

Although you can't fully prepare for this speech, you should practice at home by asking family members or friends to give you "practice" topics to speak about. Some examples may include: Why soccer is better than hockey. What my favourite zoo animal is and why. Why we should get paid to go to school.

Birthday of the Day The person reporting on a birthday may go to www.famousbirthdavs.com or find the information in the Winnipeg Free Press and report on one famous person who has a birthday on the date of the meeting. Give a mini-biography of that person as well as their current age or calculate how old they were when they died.

Photo Analyst We can learn a whole lot from a picture. For this TUSC, you can find a picture on the Internet or from home and interpret it. Give your picture a title. Present the picture to the class and answer the questions below toanalre the pinture.

Picture title: Picture source:

Senses: What might you smell, taste or touch if you were in the picture? What colours, textures, sounds or movements would you experience if you were in the picture?

Images: What details in the photograph do you notice first?

Words: What powerful words describe the scene? What might you think, wonder, say if you were there?

Feelings: What do you feel when you look at this image? What might the people in the image feel?

Hobbies The student will share something about themselves that they do outside of school. You may bring in examples of what you do or present it to the class. (examples: drawings, collections, dance class, music lessons, etc.)

Movie Critique The person in charge of the movie review must:

1. Critique a movie that he/she has watched. 2. Briefly identify the content of the movie without giving away the plot. 3. Explain his/her opinions of the movie - what was good, bad, and the

highlights (acting, special effects, length, language, animation, etc. ) 4. Identify who this movie would be recommended for and why. 5. Rate this movie on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest score. 6. The movie must be of good taste. This means that the movie must

have a "G" or "PG13" rating. Anything with racial overtones or strong profanity and violence will not be accepted.

Best Story Ever Most people have a favourite story, something that they've seen or heard, something that has happened to them or to someone in their family. Here's your chance to tell the best story ever at the TUSC meeting. You will first put the story in proper sequence.

Career Interview The speaker must:

1. Decide on which career you would like to report. 2. Find someone appropriate to interview. 3. Include the following information in the speech:

- name of the individual interviewed - a general job description - use of math in the job - use of reading and writing in the job - use of technology in the job - any other interesting facts about the job.

Jokes Please choose THREE jokes (or riddles) to present to the class. Make sure that they are in good taste and do not offend anyone inside or outside the class. Check your jokes out with your teacher if you wish.

List your 3 jokes (or riddles) here:

Joke #1:

Source (where I found it?)

Joke #2:

Source (where I found it?)

Joke #3:

Source (where I found it?)

Healthy Snack For this role, you must prepare and provide a healthy nut free snack for the class based on the Canada Food Guide. You must share how you prepared it, why you chose this particular snack and from what food group your snack choice belongs. (Please remember to respect the allergies within our class!)

The food that I chose to make for our healthy snack is

This food is part of the group(s) in the Canada's Food Guide.

You should be having servings of this food group per day

The reason I chose this particular food for our snack is ...

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sure that

T.U.S.C. Rubric Evaluation Mark Criteria

4 • Excellent poise (standing tall, no fidgeting, eye

contact)

• Excellent strong voice (clear, loud, expressive)

• Excellent preparation and very well-rehearsed

• Excellent, thorough content (interesting, completed

the duties of your role fully, extra was added to

enhance the presentation)

3 • Good poise (standing tall, no fidgeting, eye contact)

• Good voice (clear, loud, expressive)

• Well prepared and well-rehearsed

• Complete content (interesting, completed the duties

of your role fully)

2 • Basic poise (minimum eye contact)

• Basic voice (a bit hard to hear, monotone, stumbles)

• Complete content (minimally, as outlined in the

booklet)

1 • Limited eye contact

• Too quiet to hear speaker, monotone

• Demonstrates little or no signs of practicing their role

• Has not completed the role as outlined in the TUSC

package

ND • Not prepared/ forgot materials

T.U.S.C. EVALUATION FOR:

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