Interview Conventionsv2 Connecticut Invention Convention www.ctinventionconvention.org info@ctinventionconvention.org Recommended Average Time Prerequisite Levels to Complete Lessons Science Fiction Inventions Top 10 Inventions Inventor’s Spotlight 3-5 45 minutes Intent to Invent Invention Log Introduction Intent to Present Speak Out Content Standards Content Objective(s) Connecticut Core Literacy Standards: All students will be able to answer questions CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1: about their inventions and ask questions about Prepare for and participate effectively in a other student inventions. range of conversations and collaborations All students will be able to prepare for with diverse partners, building on others' interviews by answering provided questions in ideas and expressing their own clearly and written form. persuasively. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.3: Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, Language Objective(s) development, and style are appropriate to All students will be able to communicate task, purpose, and audience. clearly to their peers and teachers about their CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.6: invention and their invention process by Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and answering provided questions. communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. NGSS Practices Practice 8: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
Interview Conventionsv2 Connecticut Invention Convention www.ctinventionconvention.org info@ctinventionconvention.org Recommended Levels Average Time to Complete Prerequisite Lessons 3-5 45 minutes Science Fiction Inventions Top 10 Inventions Inventor’s Spotlight Intent to Invent Invention Log Introduction Intent to Present Speak Out Content Standards Content Objective(s) Connecticut Core Literacy Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.3: Evaluate a speaker's point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.6: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and communicative tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. NGSS Practices Practice 8: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information All students will be able to answer questions about their inventions and ask questions about other student inventions. All students will be able to prepare for interviews by answering provided questions in written form. Language Objective(s) All students will be able to communicate clearly to their peers and teachers about their invention and their invention process by answering provided questions.