Students will be taking a literary poem or song lyrics and read part of selection along with a discussing its meaning to the class. Teacher asks if there are any questions. Several students ask questions and teacher answers them. There are many resources within the classroom for students to find information for their speeches. Most of the students begins looking through the different rescues, but there are several who are just talking and visiting with each other.
Students continue to look for information for their speeches.
Several students are doing some work, such as reading and writing down notes. Others are having to be reminded of what they are supposed to be doing. CM Teacher walks around the room and makes different comments to students. Most comments are to get students back on task. Almost all the classrooms have televisions that have the morning announcement broadcast over it, but this speech classroom does not have one.