LAUNCH GRADE 10: SPEAK UP! collaborative activity: celebration (10-20 minutes) OBJECTIVE: sTuDEnTs will sHARE AnD CElEBRATE THEiR pRogREss As A ClAss. Arrange your class so that your students are seated in a circle (wherever this is possible). Ask your students to stand, one at a time, and read their " i am... " poems aloud to the class. After each student reads, open the floor to anyone in the class who would like to " speak up " and voice a strength, a value, or something they admire about the author. students should begin their feedback by saying, " Yes, you are. And you are also... " Make sure that every student has an opportunity to share and feel valued by the class. it is appropriate to use this activity during a class party with refreshments, music, and a celebratory atmosphere. 332 lEsson 35: spEAk up follow-up