Standards-Based Education Project Weston Public Schools

Backwards Design Template

Stage 1-Desired Results
Content Standard(s):
SPI 0601.2.1 Identify the purpose of a speech (i.e., to inform, to describe, to explain, to persuade, to entertain).
Understanding(s):
Students will understand that . . .
The purpose is why you are speaking.
You speak to inform when you give facts.
You speak to explain how to do something.
You speak to describe when you present a problem and propose a solution.
You speak to persuade when you attempt to change opinions or get listeners to take action.
You speak to entertain when you share a funny or interesting story or event. / Essential Question(s):
What do you want your presentation to accomplish?
Are you speaking to inform your audience facts about your topic?
Are you speaking to explain how to do something?
Are you speaking to describe a problem and propose a solution to the problem?
Are you speaking to persuade your audience to change their opinions or get your listeners to take action?
Are you speaking to share a funny or interesting story or event?
Students will know . . . Students will be able to . . .
whether purpose of a speech presented or present a speech to an audience of their peers
heard is to inform, describe, explain, persuade, to inform, describe, explain, persuade, or
or entertain. entertain.
Stage 2-Assessment Evidence
Performance Task(s)
Pretest and Post test
Speech to modeling specified purpose / Other Evidence:
Peer rubric to monitor understanding of types of speech and ability to effectively demonstrate the specified type.
Games, Interactive web sites, Time lines, drawings.
Observations
Stage 3- Learning Plan
Learning Activities:
Students will
Observe teacher modeling a speech and identify the purpose of the speech.
Identify ways the teacher engaged the attention and interest of the group.
Identify ways the listeners aid the speaker.
Interact within small group to create speeches to entertain, persuade, describe, explain, and inform and share individual speeches within the small group.
Use a rubric to evaluate the speeches.
Identify the type of speech presented.
Offer constructive suggestions for improvement.
Present individual speeches to the whole class.
Determine the purpose of teacher-made PowerPoint.
Form small groups and choose one invader of Britain,
Explore BBC.com to develop new knowledge and insights about the invader from Internet
Create PowerPoint to inform using information learned..
Present PowerPoint to the whole class.
Evaluate peers’ understanding of the presentation in a unique way: a puzzle, a game, a drawing, game show. And interactive web site..
Present a speech to entertain, persuade, describe, and explain.
Identify the purpose of the speech.

Adapted from Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe-Understanding by Design