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bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

This is difficult.

The 2nd speech for students in my uni speech class is supposed to be a "show & tell" speech. I am really struggling to find ideas of what they could talk about during this show & tell speech.

I assumed that every student would have some form of heirloom or something from their family which might be interesting to talk about. Barely 20 percent of the students have anything like that. Strike one.

Next, I asked them to write down any item that they own which is special to them -- perhaps something from thier childhood that they saved. Again, barely 20% of people had anything they could even remotely think of.

How about something that you own which you saved your money for, and was special to you because you had to work to get it? One guy in this class of 20 said, "Oh, my brother has a Playstation 2. He bought that himself."

This is becoming pure hell. Do these students have ANYTHING interesting about their lives that could be molded into a "Show & Tell" speech?

Ideas? Help? Suggestions?

Thanks

Young FRANKenstein · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:42 am Post subject: Re: They have no heirlooms

SpiralStaircase · Joined: 14 Feb 2008

Give them something to show and tell. Have them come up with their own stories/histories behind the objects they are given. Give them new names, personas, histories� whatever it takes to get them to participate.

It might be wise to put them in pairs/groups and have students present their partners items. Students are much more willing when they are speaking on behalf of a group or partner.

Either your students don�t feel comfortable talking about themselves or they are just being difficult. Still early in the semester right?

DrunkenMaster · Joined: 04 Feb 2008

Get them to describe their cellphones

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

mrsquirrel · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

Depends on their mentality as well but you could choose some pictures of completely ridiculous things. Like a life sized inflatable rhino

I've had two.

And make up a story as to why it is precious to them

Problem's I can see are that it requires original thought and a sense of humour.

nicholas_chiasson · Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Location: Samcheok

I let my 1st and 2nd grade middle school kids draw pictures today in my unsupervised class. Some of them were quite creative. Some of them were just insane, including a woman with a punched in face, missing teeth, drawn by a girl by the way.

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

"Oma! Can I bring in great grandfather's hat from the early 1900's? I know it can't be replaced, but I promise I won't lose it or get it dirty like my new HOW sweatshirt you bought me last week."

captain kirk · Joined: 29 Jan 2003

Well 'heirlooms' and the lack of them brings up the interesting question 'why no heirlooms?'. There was the trauma of the Korean War when things were supplanted by survival. And before that Japanese lifting this and that. Nowadays, at the antique street in Pusan, I saw something that blew me away. But Koreans, most, wouldn't like it because it reflects a rural past too close for comfort.

It was a deep dish wooden platter a meter in diameter. It had a hole in the center to act as a funnel when rested onto the mouth of a large kimchi pot. Sound boring? It was CARVED by hand, laboriously, from a large solid block of wood. It was so old that it had weathered, like barn boards facing the elements when the grain stands out high. It was awesome. Sure it's 'middle ages' but that's just awesome. I don't think such a thing is recognized respectfully and given credence. It might be found in a barn and thrown away. This one wasn't. Guy wanted a hundred dollars for it. I thought sure, that's steep, but how many are left? Heirloom.