Event of historical interest
Your task is to present to a small group an informative speech about an historical event. Your teacher will give you a list of topics and tell you how long your speech will need to be.
- Choose a topic from the list.
- Carry out some research to find out about your topic.
- Write the main ideas of your speech on a cue card to help you remember. Do not write out all of the words in your speech.
You can use visual resources such as photos as part of your speech. These will help keep the audience interested.
A helpful checklistHave you:
Does your speech:
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Possible topics for researchCovid-19The Christchurch earthquakeThe Kaikoura EarthquakeHunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruptionThe Wahine disaster
The New Zealand land wars
The Tangiwai railway disasterErebus disasterThe Edgecumbe EarthquakeThe Eruption of Mount RuapehuThe Spanish flu of 1918 |