THE WEEK IN RAP

Poems for Any Occasion

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Speech Writing Assistance

Click on this link for advice on how to include rhetorical devices in your speech and to listen to examples from famous people--Sting, President Obama, Martin Luther King Jr. etc.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/rhetoricaldevicesinsound.htm

Click on the home tab to find more help from this comprehensive site.

Also use sixminutes blog for "speech presentation"
Here's the link:
http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/2008/02/27/speech-preparation-1-how-to-prepare-presentation/

Good Luck! Mrs. Groom




Saturday, January 31, 2009

Monday, January 5, 2009

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE U.S. JURY SYSTEM?


What do you know about our jury system? Have you or your family had any experiences with it? Can you share your story? (If it is too personal--better ask mom or dad!) How does our justice system compare to other countries' sytems? Feel free to add your "random thoughts" here!

What about juries in other parts of the world? Do they exist?