I Might Have Heard a Moa
Public Speeches
How does a speaker connect with their audience?
How does the reader of a text participate in the story along with the details the author provides?
Give a speech you imagine Stargirl might have given at the Arizona State Oratorical Semi-Finals.
Give the speech you might give at the Arizona State Oratorical Contest finals.
You must write, present, record, and publish two speeches based descriptions from Jerry Spinelli's Stargirl. The first speech you give should be a speech you imagine Stargirl might have given at the Arizona State Oratorical Semi-Finals. Your speech must follow these guidelines:
It must be true to Stargirl’s character.
It must include all the following details from the description of Stargirl’s semi-finals speech:
Barney, Archie’s Paleocene rodent skull
Cinnamon
the death of the sun
the old man nodding off on the bench at Tudor Village
a newly discovered galaxy ninety percent to the edge of the universe
silver lunch trucks
designer labels
enchanted places
her best friend gave her pet rat a ride on his shoulder
Bonus Detail
You may, but don't have to include the following detail from Stargirl's speech:
she threaded every different thing through the voice of a solitary mockingbird singing in the desert
The second speech must be a speech you might give at the Arizona State Oratorical Contest finals. There are no other requirements for this speech. It can be on any topic and it may be presented in any way you like.
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, Chapter 28