Hero Speech
requirements You will write a speech as your hero, in the first
person. 2 minutes long Dress as your hero (props are allowed but must
be OK’d by Miss Mihelic)
What your speech needs…The time period in which your hero livedWhen your hero was noble When your hero was braveWhen your hero was (your third trait)What your hero is most remembered for
Remember that the purpose of your
speech is to persuade the audience that you
are an American hero.
Hero roll call?!?
On January 16th and 17th we will do
classroom roll call where you will
present your speech to your class.
1 Representative from Brookwood
2 from 5M 2 from 5Sw 2 from 5Sh
1 Brookwood Representative
Rating the speechesWhile you give your speech, your classmates will be
evaluating your…. Speech: speaks loudly, clearly, and at an appropriate rate Eye contact: looks confident, looks at audience, and
rarely glances at notes Costume: represents hero well Content: clearly explains heroic traits of hero
Scoring for each category 1= OK 2= Good 3= Great
Once we have narrowed it down to 2 students in each class, we will do the roll call
for the entire grade level with the same scoring to narrow it
down to our 1 Brookwood representative.
The Grade level roll call will take place on January 21st with all 3 fifth grade classes. We will hear and score
the 6 speeches.
Our hero roll call representative will get to be a part of the Hero Assembly on our field trip to
SMS on February 4th.