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Plans for the Future: Sales Pitch

By Platform Administrator · Submitted Sep 30, 2026

Content Area
English Language Arts and Literacy
Grade
10

Students take on the role of a high school senior making a sales pitch to an anonymous foreign investor who will pay for 100% of their college expenses if they can prove to the investor which of two potential majors or career tracks best matches their passion and is most worth their pursuing. They should pretend as if they have already done the preliminary research to narrow down to two commensurate possibilities. Their job is to present a variety of research-supported characteristics of each major and persuade their audience as to which would be better suited to them.

MA Standards

SL.9-10.4
Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, vocabulary, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and tas
W.9-10.1
Write arguments (e.g., essays, letters to the editor, advocacy speeches) to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.
W.9-10.2.b
Develop the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.

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