1. ORATORICAL CONTEST 2016: SPEECH STARTERS (Prompts) FOR 3rd – 6th GRADE
Theme - Living the Legacy: Impacting the World
A legacy means… (Define what a legacy is, why it is important, and how you or your audience could start one.)
“The choices we make about the lives we live determine the kinds of legacies we leave.” ― Tavis Smiley (What does this mean to you? What choices that you make now will affect your future, and why?)
_______________ left a legacy of _________________. To me, this means… (Research and choose a person who has left a legacy behind that improved their city, community, state, or nation. Explain what it means to you with details and examples.)
“Leaders try every possible means to leave the world better than they found it. They make an indelible impact and society remembers them for that.” ― Israelmore Ayivor (Do you have leadership qualities? What does indelible mean? How can our actions be indelible? What kind of legacy do leaders leave and why? Explain with examples and details.)
___________ is a (person, event, experience) that has made an impact on me. I want to continue this by… (Choose a person, event, or experience that has changed your life in some way, and explain how you will keep this effect going.)
Most people think of ________________as having (left a legacy, made an impact). Someday, I want them to think of me. (Explain your plans for your future. How will you prepare? What will your achievements be?)
“Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” – Teddy Roosevelt (Do things that make an impact have to be big things? Do you have to be rich or famous to make changes in the world? Why or why not? Explain and give examples.)
“In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.” -- Les Brown (What does a positive impact mean to you? What are some things we can do that may only take a few minutes, yet have a long-term effect?)