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