Brockton High School Objective Speaking

Starting out the year, I may have been soft spoken and shy, now as the years nears its end, I am more apt to speaking and voicing my opinion. Often during class discussions and debates my opinions and answers remained hidden, that was until Invisible Man group discussions came along. These discussions included proposing chapter questions and reviewing the chapters that had been previously read. After being assigned chapter two and being told there was going to be class discussions on each chapter, I knew it was time to come out of my shell. Starting out in the first discussion, I began to lead the talks and present topics. Although still slightly keeping to myself, I opened up and spoke out. I was able to present my questions and take part in the reply to the questions.

By the time my second assigned chapter came around, I was able to start conversations and develop questions and statements for chapters I wasn't assigned. I could give my thoughts and opinions without worrying about others thoughts. These Invisible Man discussions can relate to the Brockton High School literacy objective Speaking. The literacy objective expects Brockton High School students to “convey one’s thinking in complete sentences,” “to participate in class discussion or a public forum,” “to respond to what one has read, viewed, or heard,” and “to communicate in a manner that allows ones to be both heard and understood.” The group discussions connect to this literacy objective as each day we had a discussion, we had to prepare ourselves to respond to our previous night's readings. We also had to respond to what one has heard by listening to our peers thoughts and appropriately agreeing or disagreeing. These actions all show the class can communicate in a manner that allows one to be both heard and