Time to Get
ON Your Soapbox
Frank Tempone's junior English class, e New Americans, teamed
up with Stagecraft teacher, ad Hallstein, to build a soapbox as
part of their speech and rhetoric unit. Mr. Hallstein walked the
12 students through the process of cutting boards, boring handles,
and stenciling the nishing touches all in one class period at Latin's
wood shop. Students then hopped on a bus to Bughouse Square, a
city landmark for oration and debate over the last century, brought
the soapbox to the center of the Square, stood on it, and read from
original rhetorical writing they'd been working on over the past week.
Passersby heard the students orating on a range of topics including
the danger of unhealthy relationships, athletics and masculinity, life
lessons in model plane building and bandwagon basketball fans.
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