SPEAK WEEK FOUR
AGENDA
 Lecture on Missing Work- Tree Bootcamp
 Last Chance Day to pass in MP 3 is Tuesday (Tomorrow)
 20 minute Reading/ Work Time
 Quiz Marking Period 3
 Group Work from last week- you will be presenting what you worked on.
QUIZ TIME
LOOSE LEAF
WRITING UTENSIL
1-10
DON’T CHANGE ANSWERS
GROUP WORK
1. Advice Letter:
2. Research:
-You will write an advice letter to
- Choose an Informational Piece that
Melinda from an anonymous person
could help Melinda understand depression/
trying
to offer help on what she should
self- harm or sexual assault.
 Once you have your quotes chosen from amongst your group then you will have 4 different jobs to
do to
regain
heryou:
voice and manage one of
- Make sure to tweet it at me (Ms.
split
between
the four aspects of depression.
McKee)
Infographics are a good option.
3. 4 Songs:
4. Character Exploration:
- Choose a song that you think
Melinda would enjoy for each Marking
Period (roughly)
- Clean Versions
- Write down the titles and give a
brief explanation why you chose it.
(14 year old girl who feels like an outcast)
- Compose an email (it is 2000
afterall) from the perspective of one of the
other characters in the book. Why do they
treat her the way that they do? What was
Melinda like before this school year? Any
advice for her?
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
 What did each person work on?
 Email from former friend- What is Melinda’s world like right now?
 Melinda’s Playlist- Which songs and why?
 What was the research link that you found? Share the highlights or show the video (depends what you found)
 Read the Advice Letter that you would read to Melinda

Does the audience believe that this is good advice? Was there enough specifics for Melinda to latch onto? Was it too
difficult for her to work towards?
PRESENTATION RUBRIC
1
2
3
Clarity of Speech and Eye
Contact
Speech is often confusing and/
or quiet. No eye contact.
Speech is clear, but limited eye
contact.
Speech is clear with good eye
contact.
Cooperation and Group
Work
Cooperation with group is
minimal. Frequently off-task
and distracted.
Cooperation is acceptable, but
there are times of distraction.
Cooperation is strong. Tasks
are shared and supported.
Creativity and
thoughtfulness
Content is limited and
unimaginative. It is rushed.
Content is acceptable and is
thoughtfully composed.
Content is thoughtful and
creative. Thinking outside of
the box.
Relevancy to Melinda
Work does not convey a
strong understanding of
Melinda. It is clear that the
reading is limited and literal.
Work is relevant to Melinda
with some insight.
Work is relevant and insightful
on all fronts. I can tell that
there is an effort to truly
connect with the protagonist.
AGENDA
 Fire Drill Instructions… (line up for Leadbeater)
 Submit Work to folders.

Anyone who is still not done needs to come in at lunch in order to get rid of the 0’s. Otherwise they stay!!!
 30 minutes to prep for presentations then we begin by random draw.
AGENDA
 Group Presentations
 Speak movie
AGENDA
 Do you have your Marking Period 3
 Fourth Marking Period: What can we use for our trees?
 Notes during movie
 Watch Speak
AGENDA
 Submit Marking Period 4- If you do not have it today then tomorrow is the ‘last chance day”
 Marking Period 4 Quiz
 ICA- Reflective Essay Writing
 We start a mini- Media Unit tomorrow
QUIZ TIME
LOOSE LEAF
WRITING UTENSIL
NUMBER 1-10
BRINGING OUR TREES TO A CLOSE
 It has been 4 weeks of reading Speak.
 There have been 4 very different trees and countless passages that you and I have found worthy of exploring.
 Melinda is now in recovery and we can now consider what the journey has been like.
REFLECTIVE ESSAY (ICA)
 Entirely within class time you will complete a reflective essay which will be marked on the provincial rubric (the
one that you will see on the provincial exam).
 This will be the final grade that goes into Powerschool for Speak
ICA QUESTION
 Write a carefully constructed essay about whether or not Laurie Halse Anderson’s
use of motif contributed to the reader’s understanding of Melinda’s trauma and
eventual steps to recovery.
 In your concluding paragraph include a reflection on the impact an individual voice can make.
 What does it mean to write a carefully constructed essay?
1. Introduction- Thesis. Where you lay out the plan of your essay. What will you talk about? How will you talk
about it?
2. Body Paragraphs- Explanation and arguments. Supported with proof. Since it is a reflective essay then it will be
personal evidence and references to the novel.
3. Conclusion- Enforcing the ideas from your body paragraphs.
ICA
 Write a carefully constructed essay about whether or not Laurie Halse Anderson’s
use of motif contributed to the reader’s understanding of Melinda’s trauma and
eventual steps to recovery.
 In your concluding paragraph include a reflection on the impact an individual voice can make.
 In order to properly address this question you will be discussing the artistic choices that you made with each of
your trees and how it contributed to meaning.Your body paragraphs will outline all the details and evidence that
you found throughout this booklet assignment and how you came to know Melinda through this tree, among
other things.
 Your body paragraphs should follow the marking periods.
MEDIA AND ADVERTISING
ADVERTISING
 There is a section on your exam which contains two ads with multiple choice questions for both.
 This is a section in which people do really well or not.

We’re going to avoid the NOT and also learn a little something about how Andy Evans became the guy he is in the novel.
HOW DO YOU ENCOUNTER ADS?
 Where do you see the most ads?
 Are they hard to get away from?
 What are come memorable ads?
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES- PHASE ONE
 Pathos- an appeal to emotion
 Logos- an appeal to logical/ rational thinking
 Ethos- an appeal to credibility or character
PERSUASIVE TECHNIQUES- PHASE TWO