SPECIAL OCCASION MINI ACTIVITY #1

AWARD PRESENTATIONS Option #4:

Option #1: Present a Life-Time Present a Movie-
Achievement Award Option #3: Present a of-the-Year Award
Choose one of your favorite music championship trophy Present an award to
artists, actors, or actresses and present Choose any sports team. your favorite movie
a life-time achievement award to them. It does have to be a real
of all time.
Remember to celebrate the importance team; however, it can be
either college or Remember to thank
of the award and to attribute the persons the actors, directors,
professional. Pretend
success to specific qualities and/or etc. and to celebrate
that your team has just
activities that the star participated in. won the championship the storyline as a
Option #2: Present a Teacher- game. Present them with whole.
a trophy. (Hold your Option #5: Present a
of-the-Year Award
imaginary trophy.) Novel-of-the-Year
Choose from any of your current Remember to focus on Award
teachers (except me) and the team’s achievement, Choose a novel that
present one of them with a the team’s performance deserves the title Novel-of-
Teacher-of-the-Year award. in the championship the-Year. Remember to
Remember to celebrate their game, and the commend the author and to
dedication to their field and their significance of the trophy celebrate the birth of
students. Discuss how this and/or championship another great piece of
game. literature. Discuss the
teacher has impacted and/or
affected you as a person. importance of literature.
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COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY
Option #1: Valedictorian
You are the valedictorian
of your graduating class.
Create a short speech that
celebrates the graduating
class, but also thanks a
select few people that
helped you get to where
you are today. Reflect on
the journey you and your
class have made together.
Cite specific memories
(i.e. field trips, parties,
football games,
championships, etc.) that
you will never forget.
Then, turn the class
toward the future. Focus
on the fact that the end of
high school is the
beginning of your life.
Option #4:
Salutatorian
Option #2: Class President You are second in
You are the elected president of your your graduating
graduating class. Create a short speech class. Follow the
that celebrates the class’s success as a same basic
whole. Follow the same basic guidelines guidelines as the
as option 1, but focus more on the future valedictorian but
of your class.
focus more on your
class than on
Option #3: yourself.
Contest Winner Option #5: School Hero
You wrote an essay You recently saved a number of your
about success that was classmates from a horrible school
selected by TIME fire. As a result, you have been
magazine as a winner. selected to speak at graduation.
Create a short speech Create a short speech that celebrates
about success, as it
life and the future. Focus only a little
relates to high school
graduation.
on how things could have been
Congratulate your class spoiled by the fire. Sadly, you lost
on their success. one teacher in the fire. Celebrate his
or her life in your short speech.
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A CELEBRATORY TOAST
Option #1: Wedding
Your best friend is
getting married. You are
the best man/maid of
honor. Give a short toast
wishing the couple
happiness and prosperity.
It is appropriate to use
humor during this toast.
End with sincerity.
Option #2: New Baby
Your brother/sister has just
had their first child. Give a
short toast celebrating the
new life and new addition to
the family. Focus on your
excitement and the family’s
excitement. Use humor but
end with true sincerity.
Option #3: Successful Option #4:
Business Venture Anniversary
You and your business Your parents have been
partner have just reached married for 50 years.
your million dollar goal. Follow the basic
Give a short toast
guidelines in the
congratulating your
company on their success wedding toast, but focus
and wishing more success on the extreme rarity of
in the future. Use humor being together so long.
and spend some time Cite specific memories
thanking those that helped of happiness from your
you reach this success. parent’s marriage.
Option #5:: Retirement
Your father is finally retiring. He has worked for over
forty years , and now, he gets to relax. Create a short
speech for his retirement party. Focus on how hard
your father has worked and how grateful you and your
family are. Use specific memories of times when things
were made possible by your father’s hard work.