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Some ideas for going over the speech topics:

Do sun and moon with the class except use speech topics. After mentioning a topic (without the name of the speaker) have the students split to different sides of the room based on the statements: I know a lot about this topic. (Yes/No) I am interested in this topic. (Yes/No)

Go over the Criteria for Evaluating Speeches handout.

Note the existence of the good PPT info and tell them that they will be held to those standards.

We will practice telling Urban Legends today. Read this article for class: [|Printable Urban Legend Definition]. The original version of this article can be found here: [|Definition of an Urban Legend].

Here are more resources connected to Urban Legends. [|The Choking Doberman]: This is a classic urban legend. [|Urban Legend and Folklore Glossary]: This is a list of words associated with urban legends. Improve your vocabulary by learning these words. [|How Stuff Works: Urban Legends]. This is an more in-depth explanation of what an urban legend is. [|Urban Legend Reference Pages]: There are lots of Urban Legends on this website. [|Folktale Index]