Write short transition phrases leading from one reason to the next to give speech continuity. Write the speech onto note cards, one main point per card. Practice the speech so that students can deliver it smoothly, not reading the cards but using them only for reference while looking at their audience and feeling prepared for speaking in public. Students present speech to community groups, city council, county commissioners. Students attend public meetings on other public problems and evaluate the effectiveness of the presentations.
Students attend trials and court hearings to evaluate techniques and effectiveness of presentations.
Teacher arranges visits of lawyers to class to discuss techniques of persuasive speaking. Students write letters to the editors of local papers advocating that recycling be included as a method of solid waste management.