Lesson 19: What should Gia say in her two-minute comment? Printable pages
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Grades 6–8
Task: Write and practice a 60-second comment for the parks committee about the court hours.
Students make: 60-second comment (about 130 words).
One class period: 45 minutes. Full chapter: 72 minutes.
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Task: Cut Gia’s long draft into a 90-second comment, then write a note explaining what you cut and why.
Students make: 90-second comment plus a 100-word cutting note.
One class period: 50 minutes. Full chapter: 80 minutes.
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Task: Find a real upcoming local meeting agenda with an adult, choose an item and write a comment you could submit (submitting is optional).
Students make: Written comment (200–250 words) plus a 100-word process note.
One class period: 60 minutes. Full chapter: 87 minutes.
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Task: Prepare the crew’s input on item 4 as a small community group. Write a two-minute spoken comment for the parks committee and a follow-up email to the full council, which receives the committee’s recommendation.
Students make: Spoken comment, 2 minutes (about 260 words), plus a follow-up email of 120–180 words.
One class period: 75 minutes. Full chapter: 97 minutes.
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Family page Lesson 19: What should Gia say in her two-minute comment?
In this case, Gia gets two minutes at a parks committee meeting to speak about a plan to turn off the court lights. Your student helped cut her three-page draft into a short comment with one clear request.
Questions to talk about
- Who makes decisions about parks and other public spaces in a town or city?
- What makes a short request easy for a listener to remember?
- Why might someone leave a friend’s story out of a public comment?
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