Speech Contest information

School Speech Contest Details

School Speech Contest
Instructions for participants*

"Hunger in America" is the topic for the 2016 School Speech Contest.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 48.1 million people lived in food-insecure households in 2013. This means that at some points during the year, their households were uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food because of insufficient resources. Approximately 8.6 million of these individuals were children. Students are asked to explore this issue of hunger in America from an individual, local, state or national perspective.

In organizing their speeches, students may choose to consider the following questions or present on their own aspect of the topic:

Who is affected by hunger?
How does hunger in the United States compare to hunger in other countries?
How does hunger impact my school or community?
What are some of the contributing factors to hunger?
What can individuals, communities or governments do to combat hunger?
Students may use these questions to help formulate ideas, but they should not be limited by the list.

Speeches must be at least three minutes and no more than five minutes long. Speeches must be in the student’s own words.

​Judging criteria

Contestants will be judged using the following 100-point system:

40 points for material organization
This accounts for theme and subject adherence, structure, content, logic and color.

40 points for delivery and presentation
This includes voice, pronunciation, enunciation, gestures and poise.

20 points for overall effectiveness
This scores impression and effect.

8th Grade Week of November 30

Reminder- Students were given their old test to help study for the module exam; be sure to keep them in a safe place to help study for the midterms.


ELA

Monday - Students must finish the work attached to the article "Gum Chewing for Testing."

Tuesday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Wednesday- Art- not homework
Thursday-

Friday- Memorized poem presented today.

7th Grade Week of November 30

Reminder- Students were given their old test to help study for the module exam; be sure to keep them in a safe place to help study for the midterms.


ELA

Monday -  Class was not see today; homework will be given Tuesday.

Tuesday- no Homework

Wednesday- Workbook pg 142 #1-13 Questions and answers.

Thursday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Friday- Memorized poem presented today.

6th Grade Week of November 30

Reminder- Students were given their old test to help study for the module exam; be sure to keep them in a safe place to help study for the midterms.


ELA

Monday - Workbook pg  Green 93 #' 1-5 and 6-10 Questions and answers.
                                         Blue 98 #'s 1-5 and 8-10 Questions and answers

Tuesday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Wednesday- Workbook pg; Blue 100 #1-5 and 13-16 Q&A
                                              Green 98 #1-10  Q&A
Thursday-

Friday-Memorized poem presented today.

Due Monday : Prepositional phrases story started in class must be published and handed in on Monday.

Religion

Monday
Tuesday Review Vocabulary words

Wednesday-

Thursday Workbook pg 20 and 21 on L.L. Answers only.
Friday

5th Grade week of November 30

Reminder- Students were given their old test to help study for the module exam; be sure to keep them in a safe place to help study for the midterms.


ELA

Monday - Workbook pg 76 #'s 1-10 Questions and answers.

Tuesday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Wednesday-Workbook pg 78 # 1- 12 Question and answers
Thursday-

Friday-Memorized poem presented today.

Religion

Monday
Tuesday- Review Vocabulary
Wednesday

Thursday- Workbook pg 17 and 19 answers only
Friday

Plagiarism

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:

ACCORDING TO THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY, TO "PLAGIARIZE" MEANS

• to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
• to use (another's production) without crediting the source
• to commit literary theft
• to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

Students who copied their saint papers off of a website have received a zero in their Saint Research Reports. 

8th Grade Week of November 16

Reminder Module 2 has begun! 

ELA 

Monday- Finish essay that was started during class.

Tuesday- no homework

Wednesday- Articles and questions must finished ( worksheet)

Thursday- Using the story  worked on during class answer the following question:

Identify the main idea of the story. How do details from the book support this? Use text evidence to support your answer.

Friday- Report card day

7th grade Week of November 16

Reminder Module 2 has begun! 

ELA 

Monday- Finish essay that was started during class.

Tuesday- No homework

Wednesday- Complete sheet handed out during class. Read the article to answer the questions. Mary Lennox

Thursday

Friday- Report card day

6th Grade Week of November 16

Reminder Module 2 has begun! 

ELA 

Monday- Finish essay that was started during class.

Tuesday- No Homework

Wednesday- Complete sheet handed out during class. Read the article to answer the questions. Analyzing a speech

Thursday

Friday- Report card day

Religion

Monday- Students were given a list of vocabulary words that they must define in there note books by Tuesday, and by Wednesday all must be written on index cards. There will be a Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday focusing on these words.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday-

5th Grade Week of November 16

Reminder Module 2 has begun! 

ELA 

Monday- Finish essay that was started during class. 

Tuesday- No homework

Wednesday- Main idea of information text homework 

Thursday

Friday- Report card day

Religion

Monday- Students were given a list of vocabulary words that they must define in there note books by Tuesday, and by Wednesday all must be written on index cards. There will be a Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday focusing on these words. 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday-