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Public Speaking


Public Speaking ~ Cover Sheet

Cover Sheet Signature Form


December 13-17, FINALS WEEK

What we did in class
M~
1. Turn in portfolio
2. Finish writing and timing Tribute Speech
Tu~
1. Tribute Speeches


Items Due this week
1. Portfolio due Monday
2. Tribute Speech Tuesday

Homework
Due ~~
1. Persuasive Speech
2. Locate every single paper you have from this class & bring them with you, along with a 3 ring note-book.
Portfolios are due on Monday, December 13 - NO EXCEPTIONS!!! Tribute Speeches due on Tuesday, December 14 -- NO EXCEPTIONS!!!


December 6-10

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Finish Presenting Persuasive Speeches
2. Get Portfolio organized
Th~
1. Tribute Speech
2. Portfolio work


Items Due this week
1. Persuasive Speech
2. Cross Examinations
3. Bring Portfolio materials to class both days
4. Self Evaluations of Persuasive Speech

Homework
Due ~~
1. Persuasive Speech
2. Locate every single paper you have from this class & bring them with you, along with a 3 ring note-book.
Portfolios are due on Monday, December 13 - NO EXCEPTIONS!!! Tribute Speeches due on Tuesday, December 14 -- NO EXCEPTIONS!!!


November 29 - December 3

What we did in class
M~
1. Finish ALL STEPS
2. Start Power Point
W~
1. Finish Power Point
2. Time Speech
3. Make sure bibliography & outline are complete
4. Tie up loose ends
5. Make note cards
F~
1. Persuasive Speech Presentations


Items Due this week
1. Everything is due Friday! Remember, you are responsible for asking a probative question after EVERY presentation... if you are absent, there is no way to make this up... YOU MUST BE IN CLASS!!!

Homework
Due ~~
1. Persuasive Speech with all required components... outline, bibliography, power point...


November 22-23 (Thanksgiving Week)

What we did in class
M~
1. Need Step
*4 sources
*4 minutes
2. Satisfaction Step
*1-2 sources
*3 minutes
3. Visualization Step
*1-2 minutes
4. Attention Step
*All parts
*1-2 minutes


Items Due this week
1. Need Step, Satisfaction Step

Homework
Due ~~
1. Need & Satisfaction, start Visualization & Attention


November 15-19

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Begin research for the need step
2. Construct your bibliography as you find sources
Th~
1. Finish Need Step


Items Due this week
1. Need Step must be finished... at least 3 minutes long.

Homework
Due ~~
1. Finish 3 minute Need Step with bibliography
2. Quiz over MMS next Monday


November 8-12

What we did in class
M~
1. Finish Informative Speech Presentations
2. Monroe's Motivated Sequence lecture
Monroe's Motivated Sequence
3. Sample Persuasive Speech
4. MMS worksheet ~ 2 movie clips, 1 full movie
Movie Worksheet
Movie Assignment
W~
1. Continue movie and MMS worksheet
F~
1. Finish movie and MMS worksheet
2. Turn in MMS homework


Items Due this week
1. MMS commercial homework

Homework
Due ~~
1. Watch 2 commercials and fill plot MMS. Full description on the handout provided in class.


November 1-5

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Informative Speech Presentations Th~
1. Monroe's Motivated Sequence
2. Persuasive Speech Introduction


Items Due this week
1. Informative Speech Presentations

Homework
Due ~~
1. Informative Speech


October 25-29

What we did in class
M~
1. Informative Speech prep -
a. type outline
b. time speech
c. Power Point construction
W~
1. Note cards
2. Finish outline, bibliography, Power Point
3. Time your speech F~
1. Make sure your VA follows ALL PROPER GUIDELINES
2. Last minute prep
3. Give speech with Power Point


Items Due this week
1. All prep work completed

Homework
Due ~~
1. Informative speech must be ready to present on Tuesday!


October 18-22

What we did in class
M~
1. Informative Speech prep -
a. write rough outline
b. finish research
c. start Power Point construction
W~
1. Quiz over VA's, Speech Format & Delivery
2. Finalize bibliography in proper format
3. Finishing touches on speech
4. Power Point
F~
No School


Items Due this week
1. Quiz
2. Rough Outline
3. Bibliography

Homework
Due ~~
1. Quiz over Visual Aides, Proper Speech Format & Delivery


October 11-15

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Informative Speech prep
Th~
1. How to properly use PowerPoint according to Frenchie's rules
2. Effective Delivery
3. Visual aids
Informative Speech Requirements

Visual Aides Requirements

Improve Your Delivery


Items Due this week

Homework
Due ~~
1. Pick an Informative Speech Topic (you MAY NOT use: abortion, drunk driving, seatbelts, or helmets)


October 4-8

What we did in class
M~
1. Final Process Speech prep
Process Speech Rubric
W~
1.Finish giving Process Speech
F~
1. How to cite sources
2. Effective Delivery lecture
3. Visual aide lecture
Informative Speech Requirements

Visual Aides Requirements

Improve Your Delivery


Items Due this week
Self Evaluation of the Process Speech due the class period after you present.

Homework
Due ~~
1. Process Speech Self Evaluations


September 27 - October 1

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Library & Plagiarism presentation by Mrs. Sipes
2. Collect Self Evaluations
3. Discuss Process Speech Requirements
Th~
1. Finish Process Speech construction


Items Due this week
Self Evaluation of the One Point Speech due Tuesday, September 28.

Homework
Due ~~
1. Tuesday, Sept. 28 - One Point Speech Self Evaluations

Here are the deadlines for taking/retaking the tests ... you may retake a test if you received an F for a max of 60%. Once these dates pass, the take/retake opportunity will be over. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LEARNING AND YOUR GRADE. Do not come to me 2 months from now and ask if you can take these tests, the answer will be no.
Public Speaking
- 1st test = last day to take is 9/23
- retake = last day to take is 10/1


September 20-24

What we did in class
M~
1. No school
W~
1. One Point Speech Construction
F~
1. One Point Speech Presentations
One Point Speech Rubric


Items Due this week
ALL CLASS MEMBERS will present the One Point Speech on Friday the 24th... if you are not in class, you will receive a zero and cannot make it up. REMEMBER, you must give me a typed outline of your speech BEFORE you present.

Homework
Due ~~
1. ALL CLASS MEMBERS will present the One Point Speech on Friday the 24th... if you are not in class, you will receive a zero and cannot make it up. REMEMBER, you must give me a typed outline of your speech BEFORE you present.

2. Tuesday, Sept. 28 - One Point Speech Self Evaluations

Here are the deadlines for taking/retaking the tests ... you may retake a test if you received an F for a max of 60%. Once these dates pass, the take/retake opportunity will be over. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LEARNING AND YOUR GRADE. Do not come to me 2 months from now and ask if you can take these tests, the answer will be no.
Public Speaking
- 1st test = last day to take is 9/23
- retake = last day to take is 10/1


September 13-17

What we did in class
M~
1. Test
W~
1. Test Correctives
2. Proper speech format
3. Introduce One Point Speech
F~
1. One Point Speech Construction


Items Due this week
1. NVC Test
2. Test correctives

Homework
Due ~~ Study for test on September 13

Here are the deadlines for taking/retaking the tests ... you may retake a test if you received an F for a max of 60%. Once these dates pass, the take/retake opportunity will be over. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR LEARNING AND YOUR GRADE. Do not come to me 2 months from now and ask if you can take these tests, the answer will be no.
Public Speaking
- 1st test = last day to take is 9/23
- retake = last day to take is 10/1


September 6-10

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Finish Hook
2. Finish Hook Assignment
3. Study for test next Monday (Sept 13)
NVC Lecture Power Point
Th~
1. 9/11 Presentation


Items Due this week
Hook assignment

Homework
Due ~~ Study for test on September 13


August 30-September 3

What we did in class
Tu~
1. NVC lecture
2. Hook assignment
Th~
1. Finish Hook assignment


Items Due this week
Hook assignment

Homework
Due ~~ Study for test on September 13


August 23-27

What we did in class
M~
1. Communication Model - lecture & drawings/presentations
2. Start NVC lecture
W~
1. NVC lecture
F~
1. NVC lecture


Items Due this week
Communication Model Presentation.
Signed Cover Sheet due Monday (8/23)

Homework
Due ~~ Monday, August 23
1. Print out cover sheet
2. You and your parents should read it
3. You and your parents should sign the cover sheet signature form
4. You should turn in your cover sheet


August 16-20

What we did in class
Tu~
1. Went over cover sheet and website
2. Interviewed partners for upcoming Mini-Speech of Introduction
Th~
1. Finished Interviewing partners for upcoming Mini-Speech of Introduction
2. Write speech
3. Practice speech
4. Give speech
5. Scattergories


Items Due this week
Show up to class on time.

Homework
Due ~~ Monday, August 23
1. Print out cover sheet
2. You and your parents should read it
3. You and your parents should sign the cover sheet signature form
4. Remember that the wooden thing at the front of the room is called a lectern, not a podium.


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