Received: from [209.75.187.203] (HELO ) by MDCCLXXVI.com (Stalker SMTP Server 1.8b6) with SMTP id S.0000359767 for <6Tarchive@CyberSpaces.net>; Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:10:14 -0700 Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:10:01 -0700 Subject: 6Traits Digest #92 - 10/14/99 From: "SixTraitsMailring" <6Traits@> To: "SixTraitsMailring" <6Traits@> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Sender: <6Traits@> Precedence: Bulk List-Software: LetterRip Pro 3.0.7b1 by Fog City Software, Inc. List-Subscribe: List-Digest: List-Unsubscribe: Message-Id: 6Traits Digest #92 - Thursday, October 14, 1999 Speeches by "Barbara D. Martin" Re: 6Traits- Friday night by Re: 6Traits- Friday night by "Mary and Greg Gervais" Have you read this book? by "Susan Nixon" <susan@desertskyone.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Speeches From: "Barbara D. Martin" Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 18:24:07 -0700 Kim, thanks for your reply of thanks! I thought some of you might be interested in some of my speech and debate topics? I ALWAYS start out with the first ones--some kids really do need to take it that slowly. Ba= rbara 1. Name--stand up by desk and say name 2. Name and address by desk 3. Name, address and phone number (may be made up) at front of the clas= s 4. Tell a joke (may NOT be a riddle) 5. Draw something while talking through the steps (even a happy face) 6. Make something (paper popper, flashlight, airplane--make them sign up ahead of time so they are not all the same!) 7. Show how something works--no calculators or mechanical pencils 8. Bring something from childhood to talk about 9. My most embarrassing moment 10. A Christmas present for my mom or someone I love 11. Something I=92d like to learn; why, how, what I can do with it 12. An Unemployed Elf--what you=92d do in your off time 13. A special person in my life 14. An unusual animal--research project 15. An unusual animal as a pet--may use the one from last speech, and give pros and cons of having one as a pet 16. A famous woman and why she was important--research for Women=92s Wee= k 17. My favorite place (may not be an amusement park or game arcade) 18. Someone I=92d like to meet 19. The worst experience of my life 20. My trip 21. My favorite book 22. What I Can DO to Make School a Better Place 23. The best (and most important) thing that happened to me 24. Another attribute for my super hero--and what difference it would make to him or her 25. (Re-) Tell a story 26. Memorize a poem 27. =93Sell=94 a record--may perform this commercial with a friend 28. Memorize the Gettysburg Address 29. Where to go on vacation (research--not a place you=92ve been to befo= re) 30. My best friend 31. When I=92m a parent 32. Death 33. If I could go back in time and change something 34. My favorite poem, story, saying, speech, etc. 35. Put on a mini-play about a subject you are currently studying 36. Do lip syncs--solo or with a group Students might like to get together in groups and suggest topics for speeches. =20 Possible ideas for a persuasive letter or debate: =20 1. Should your class be permitted to go on a field trip this year? 2. Should students be required to wear uniforms at school? 3. Should you be permitted to choose whatever clothes you want to wear outside of school? 4. Should you be permitted to have a job such as mowing yards or baby-sitting if your grades are poor? 5. Should you be permitted to purchase or buy whatever you want to with your own money or allowance? 6. Should you be permitted to get any style of haircut you want? 7. Should you be permitted to have a birthday party and invite friends other than family? 8. Should you be allowed to go anywhere you want to with your friends= ? 9. Should you be given an allowance or maybe an increase in the amount of your allowance? 10. Should you be permitted to go to a PG-13 or R rated movie? 11. Should you be permitted to have or attend a sleep-over party? 12. Should you be permitted to have a pet? 13. Should you be permitted to join any group you want to--basketball, soccer, girl scouts, martial arts, or others? 14. Should you be required to do chores around the house? Which jobs? 15. Should you be permitted to have your own bedroom? 16. Should you have to dress up for those special occasions that your parents feel are important? 17. Should you be allowed to take up any hobby that you want to? 18. Should you be allowed to take lessons to play any musical instrument you like? 19. Should you be allowed to stay home when the family goes to visit someone for the day? 20. Should you be permitted to have a TV in your bedroom? 21. Should you be allowed to have your ears pierced or maybe pierce other body parts? 22. Should you be allowed to get a tattoo? 23. Should you be required to wear mandatory bicycle helmets? 24. Should you have homework assignments every night? 25. Should there be corporal punishment at school? 26. Does society have a right to put someone to death? 27. Should you have a curfew? If so, what time and on what days? 28. Should the cafeteria offer fast food lunches instead of cafeteria fo= od. 29. Should school hours be changed to 12:00 to 6:00 pm. 30. Should students be allowed to bring their pets to school. 31. Why their favorite book is better than one the school makes them rea= d. 32. Why they should have the freedom to choose their own bedtime. 33. Why they should be able to watch a certain program. 34. Why they should raise or lower the age to vote, smoke or drink. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: 6Traits- Friday night From: Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:04:50 EDT Susan, If you still need someone to tape Friday night's NBC news program, = I'd be glad to do it for you. Sharon/2/IL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: 6Traits- Friday night From: "Mary and Greg Gervais" Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 20:58:57 -0700 Susan, You are famous :) So glad to hear from you. I don't seemt o be using 6-traits yet in first grade. My little ones are so far from reading they can't even write their name right! I have so much work ahead of me :) I will write more soon. I would love to see your interview - darn baseball. Mary Gervais Susan Nixon wrote: > > I was interviewed tonight for Friday night's NBC news program with Tom > Brokaw. It's a piece about shopping on the internet. > > Request: I won't get to see the show because it's pre-empted here, and = in > our whole time zone, by a championship ball game. If anyone on the east > coast would be willing to tape the news program for me, I'd be happy to = pay > for the tape and postage to get it to me. > > After 2 hours of taping, I'd be interested to see what the actual 3 = minutes > or less looks like! =3D) > > Let me know if you are willing. Thanks. Watch if you want to know what = I > look like! =3D) > > Susan > > -- > To unsubscribe, send any message at all to: > 6Traits-off@. > Archive of past digests is at: > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Have you read this book? From: "Susan Nixon" <susan@desertskyone.com> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 21:08:58 -0700 http://www.umcs.maine.edu/~orono/collaborative/harriet.html This is a lesson on Faith Ringgold's book from 1992: _Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky_. Has anyone used this book? I wondered if you thought it was as useful in class as _Tar Beach_. Susan Nixon 2nd Grade Phoenix, AZ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- End of 6Traits Digest -- To unsubscribe, send any message at all to: 6Traits-off@. Archive of past digests is at: