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Students prepare and give a 'Thank you' speech. Points to be covered by students and a scoring guide for teachers are included.

Students prepare and give a farewell speech. Points to be covered by students and a scoring guide for teachers are included.

This resource is for the assessment of team debating at intermediate school. A selection of topics are provided. Oral Language Assessment Guides - Speaking E and G are suitable for this task.

Retelling a story, myth, or legend is the context for this assessment. Students use pictures, puppets, or other objects to enhance delivery. Oral Language Assessment Guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

The context for this oral assessment is an informative speech about a famous historic person. ARB scoring guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

The assessment context is a prepared speech of introduction. The time limit is 1 minute and a content checklist is provided. Assessment guides B and C are suitable for this task.

Students deliver an impromptu speech from a range of topics. Assessment guides A and B are suitable for this task.

The context for this oral assessment is an informative speech about a famous person or an historical event. ARB scoring guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

Students retell a myth or legend to another student. Suggestions for the speech content and scoring guides are included.

The assessment focus is on an informative speech to a small group about an historical event. Student directions, a checklist, and scoring guides are included.

Students prepare an instructive speech from a list of topics. The assessment focus is on explaining the logical steps needed to develop a skill or complete a task. ARB scoring guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

Students deliver an impromptu speech on a picture, word, or object provided by the teacher. Speaking strategies are suggested in the resource. Oral Language Assessment Guide B is suitable for this task.

For this NEMP task students look at a cornflakes package, and answer questions about the information shown.

The assessment focus is on an informative speech to a small group about a famous historical person. Student directions, a checklist, and scoring guides are included.

The assessment focus is on an informative speech to a small group about a famous person. Student directions, a checklist, and scoring guides are included.

This task has an assessment focus on the presentation skills of clarity, reason, and justification. Students prepare a short speech presenting a prize. Oral Language Assessment Guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

Students prepare a short farewell speech. This task has an assessment focus on contributing and on considering others. Oral Language Assessment Guide B is suitable for this task.

Students identify qualities of structure, voice, body language, and rapport for a speech.

Students read statements from a debate then provide nine short written answers to demonstrate their understanding of common debating techniques.

The language of debating is assessed as students provide explanations of emotional argument, limited example, empathy, empty argument, rebuttal, refutation, and irrelevant conclusion.

This resource is for the assessment of team debating. Topics on the themes of school and teenage life are provided. Oral Language Assessment Guides E and F are suitable for this task.

Students prepare a 2 to 3 minute speech, to inform, persuade, or entertain. Topics suitable for primary students are provided. Assessment guides B and C are suitable for this task.

Students deliver an impromptu speech from topics that are suitable for secondary school. Assessment guides A, B, and C are suitable for this task.

For this NEMP task students look at an humorous image of Santa and complete a thought bubble.

This punctuation resource is on the use of brackets. Students explain when brackets are used, then insert them into four sentences.