Topics for Persuasive Speeches: Help for New Teachers

Speeches can be challenging. These lesson ideas teach students elements of a good speech, and how to brainstorm good persuasive speech topics, build confidence and practice critical thinking skills.
Teaching students how to give an effective speech is a part of many middle and upper grade curriculums, but this skill may be difficult for new teachers, especially if they haven't had much training in how to give an effective speech. New teachers can use the persuasive speech to teach students to...