Unit Title: Let’s have a Talk a TED Talk Name: Luz Hernandez

Content Area: English Language Development Grade Level: 9-12

CA Content Standard(s)/Common Core Standard(s):
 SL.7.4: Expressing information and idea in formal oral presentations on academic topic
 W 7.1: Writing literacy and informational texts to present, describe, and explain ideas and information, using
appropriate technology
 SL. 7.4: Selecting and applying varied and precise vocabulary and other language resources to effectively convey
ideas
 SL.1.1: Offering and supporting opinions and negotiating with others in communicative exchanges
 SL. 1.1: Plan and deliver longer oral presentations on a variety of topics in a variety of content areas ( e.g, retelling a
story, describing a science experiment)
 W.3: supporting opinions or persuade others by providing good reasons and detailed textual evidence, or relevant
background knowledge about the content
 W.3.4 Use a wide variety of general academic and domain-specific words, synonyms, antonyms, and non-literal
language to create an effect, precision, and shades of meaning while speaking and writing
 SL.8.4 Plan and deliver longer oral presentations on a variety of topics in a variety of disciplines, using reasoning and
evidence to support ideas, as well as growing understanding of register.

Big Ideas/Unit Goals:

 Students will be able to communicate effectively through conversations
 Students will develop their public speaking skills, in front of an audience
 Students will show interest for a topic they care about and present their stance through a Ted talk presentation
 Students will learn how to develop a presentation.
 Students will learn how to communicate their ideas effectively
 “What do you care about and why?”

Student Learning Objectives:

 Students will be able to analyze and collect information

 Students will be able to work with peers to address different viewpoints about topics
 Students will be able to communicate effectively
  Students will be able to present in front of an audience
 Students will learn how to collect data and research
 Students will be able to listen to different perspectives
 students will improve their writing skills
 Students will learn how to write and speak in an informative manner.
 Students will learn how to engage an audience
 Students will be able to convey their viewpoints, thoughts and opinions amongst diverse audience

Unit Summary:

This Unit Plan will focus on building public speaking skills. It will emphasize the importance of communicating what we care
about and teach students how to express their thoughts and ideas through public speaking. The unit will start off with an
introduction to what a TED talk is. Students will build their speaking and communication skills throughout the unit. This will
improve their ability to present and speak to an audience in order to present their TED talk.

Assessment Plan:
Entry-Level:
Students were given a KWL chart to fill
and consider as they went through the
rest of the introduction materials.
Introductory videos to TED talks were
shown to students. Public speaking
videos were shown to students as well,
for them to grasp an idea of what a TED
talk is.
Formative:
This Unit Plan will focus on building
public speaking skills. It will emphasize
the importance of communicating what
we care about and teach students how
to express their thoughts and ideas
through public speaking. The unit will
start off with an introduction to what a
TED talk is. Students will build their
speaking and communication skills
throughout the unit. This will improve
their ability to present and speak to an
audience to present their TED talk.
Summative:
TED Talk.
TED Talk development and
presentation after going through Lesson
1, 2 and 3. The TED talk summative
assessment will showcase students
work and learning. It will also allow me
to fully watch students’ progress in their
public speaking, writing (through their
outline) and overall comprehension of
the importance of making their voices
heard.
Lesson 1 (Teacher Lecture)
Student Learning Acceptable Evidence Lesson Activities:
Objective: (Assessments): Students will be instructed to take notes as they watch the videos presented to
Student learning Students will be them. They will also be instructed to complete the Guided Notes and pay
objective: Students graded based on their attention during the videos.
will listen to and view completion of the
different TED talk lecture notes and
videos and public Guided Notes.
speaking videos. This
will help students
gain a better
understanding of
what a TED talk is,
why it is important
for them to make
their voices heard and
how public speaking
makes a difference.
Lesson 2 (Webercise/ iPad Lesson)
Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Objective: Students will be Students will complete the civic engagement Webercise and upload a Knovio
Students learning graded based on the video following the instructions given within the Webercise.
objective: Students completion of the
will learn about civic Webercise worksheet
engagement done by and evidence of
important historic research done. They
figures throughout will also be graded on
history. the Knovio video that
they will be instructed
to upload.
Lesson 3 (Graphic Organizer)
Student Learning Acceptable Evidence: Lesson Activities:
Objective: Students will be Students will complete the Main Idea chart provided by the teacher. They will
Students will do assessed based on the also provide a link to an important speech given by the person they chose and a
research on an completion of a main quote.
important figure in idea chart. Students
history who used must provide a link to
public speaking to one of the speeches
create change. They given by the person
will learn about the they chose to do
civic engagement they research on.
took part of and fill
out a main idea chart.

Unit Resources:

https://www.ted.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-avMAbJS4hc

https://youtu.be/m-sPZlCpxfY

https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=Martin+Luther+king+Jr&new=true

https://www.loc.gov/search/?in=&q=civic+engagement+&new=true&st=

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/activists.php
Useful Websites:

https://www.mindmup.com/

https://www.knovio.com/

http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/mandela.htm

https://www.loc.gov/

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr