What a Nightmare - Finding a Speech Topic For My 7th Grader

If I Don't Know How to Give a Great Speech, How Can I Help My Middle Schooler? (As told by a friend) Okay, I admit it: I wasn't the best person around to give a speech---so how do I help my kid? There he was, under the bed covers, feigning sick once again.
The problem? His teacher said he had to write a speech.

He told me I couldn't help because I didn't pass high school.
That part was right. But my not trying to help him was wrong.
I hoisted him out of bed and told him, "We're going to write a speech together. You and I will both learn and your speech will be the best!" Leave it to me to become befuddled because I had never done such a thing as writing a speech in my life. So, what to do? Question the boy; that's what I did. "Mama, I don' know nothin' about nothin'.

" "Baloney.
You think I'd leave my son in that state. Not ever.

No, sir.

" So I, asked him as a teacher, what made the best speeches at his school and he said, "They were real entertaining.
" Okay, I knew that part. What IF Junior used his prized litter from our cow and talked about how they came to be? "Oh, that would be just truth and I could show pictures and talk about how they got their momma's milk and how I tended to them.

That might work because I sure prize those babies." So, my son, Jake, wrote about and showed pictures of his "prized babies.

" He talked about how the momma cow helped our family. He also discussed why farming was an important industry in the United States; no cows = no milk, no butter, no beef, and so forth.

He also talked about his lack of sleep tending to the newborns as well as the mother; tending to hay, water, and "plenty of nurturing because they need to know that people care." The Best Speeches from Children Tell the Truth Children have a way of seeing the world from an innocent point of view.

They also see what begets what and how life happens; how other lives enrich the lives around them. Instead of writing about the latest fad, what do our children really think about what's going on in the world? What would our children give speeches about with world policy, foreign relations, treating all people with respect, having talks instead of shooting guns at each other? What do our children really think and, given the opportunity, even young children can come up with excellent speech topics.
Talk to your children about what matters to them.

You'll find a great speech or two in what concerns them the most.
Learn Together and Write the Speech Together The most difficult part of writing a speech is finding the topic.

After that, it can be fun to explore the various aspects of what the speech topic is about. The internet is a great help although do not discard memories of "gardening with Grandpa" and your child's other viewpoints.
Help your child to understand that there is nothing wrong with telling their side of the story about an issue that matters to him or her.
By developing a speech together, you and your child will not only gain further insight into an issue or subject, but you will create a lasting memory that will also be shared with other students in your child's class.

Help Your Child Write a Speech that Goes Beyond the Surface Look for more questions to ask your child about something he or she is interested in. Barbie? What makes her such a great speech topic for a young person? Granted, her history has gone beyond most other doll's history --- but why? Is there a lifestyle that's appealing in 'her' world? What made her so different from other dolls? G.
I. Joe certainly begs the same questions. But.

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why does war happen? Why do people have to hurt each other to get their points across? Is war an answer to settling a debate? Dig deep and both you and your child will find a treasure trove of speech topics that are suitable for classroom discussion.

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