Krogmeier
Honors English I
Any Old Bag Speech
Your Task:
Take “any old bag” and fill it with no less than three (3) and no more than six (6) items describing you.
The bag itself should symbolize something about your life. The items should symbolize something about
your past, present, or future, as well as likes, dislikes, honors, goals, achievements and wishes.
An outline of your speech and a complete written introduction and conclusion that follows it will be
due at the time of your performance.
Three 3 x 5 notecards will be allowed.
Rude audience listening behavior will drop your own speech grade.
Try to think of interesting or unusual items that will clearly tell the class who you are and what’s important to
you. Avoid items that are too small to see from the back of the class, or items of great value. Of course, nothing
that violates the school code or classroom appropriateness will be allowed.
Ideas for bags: Shopping bags, gym bags, luggage, bowling ball bag, pillowcase – feel free to decorate
your bag.
Ideas for objects: A large band-aid (as a child I always needed attention, past), a troll doll with hair
standing up on end (stress, current), some symbol of future (a miniature one dollar bill for going into
teaching, a legal pad or book for going into the law), awards, large blow-up of a picture, first speeding
ticket, memento
Time: The speech must be three to five minutes. You will lose a point for every 15 seconds you are under or
over the time limit. (I will give you a 15 second buffer zone outside of the 3-5 min. but I won’t tell you the time!)
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Any Old Bag Speech
Written Criteria
A complete outline (which includes a fully written introduction and conclusion) must accompany your speech. You will
not be reading from your speech, but you will use your outline to help develop your note cards. I will compare your
outline to your speech as you are delivering it, so while it will not be exact, it should be fairly close, especially in
construction and organization.
Your outline must
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be typed,
be well written as a formal document, with standard grammar, spelling, and paragraph construction,
follow MLA Formatting Guidelines as seen in your workbook
You may use the outline on the back as an example. Please follow the same format. Yours does not have to be exactly the
same, but should have the same points in the same order and with the same (or more) amount of depth.
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Due Dates
Outline _______________________
Speech & Materials _____________