Speech I Syllabus
by Carol Braun
July 29, 2010
Speech I Syllabus
Mrs. Cordry
2010-2011
Welcome to speech. The purpose and objective of speech class
is to create and enhance public speaking skills, including
small settings, such as the classroom or interviews to
larger settings, such as competitions.
Materials needed for class:
1” 3 ring notebook
Paper
Pen-Black
Pencil with eraser
1st Nine Weeks:
Informative Speech (2)
Demonstrative Speech (2)-with visual aide
Building a good speech
Attention grabbers
Memorization of Prose and Poetry
Vocabulary-L-J
Speech terms
Outlining for a speech
SPAM- Determining Situation, Purpose, Audience, and Method
One-Act Play
Personal Reading Time-Bring a book of your choosing to class
each day
2nd Nine Weeks:
Persuasive Speech (2)-With visual aides
Terms to know
L-J Vocabulary
Advertisement at Persuasion
Researching for a topic
Reading a short story with expression
Public Forum and Public Policy Speaking
One-Act Play
Personal Reading Time-Bring a book of your choosing to class
each day
Semester Exam-this includes L-J vocabulary and a speech
3rd Nine Weeks:
Lincoln-Douglass Debates (2)
Research
Case writing
Terms to know
L-J Vocabulary
One-Act Play
Personal Reading Time-Bring a book of your choosing to class
each day
4th Nine Weeks:
Impromptu Speech (2)
Entertainment Speech (2)
Informative Speech (1)
Demonstrative Speech (1)
Persuasive Speech (1)]
Entertainment Speech (1)
L-J Vocabulary
One-Act Play
Personal Reading Time-Bring a book of your choosing to class
each day
Terms to Know
Semester Exam-This is comprehensive over the year and
includes L-J and a speech
Grading:
Each speech is 100 points
Daily Work 10-25 points
Tests 100 points and count twice
Quizzes 15-30 points
Homework 10- 25 points
Makeup work must be complete within two days of return to
school. It is up to the student to come to me to get makeup
work. If it is not made up, it will result in a zero for
that grade. If a student knows they will be out prior to the
absence, they must get work before absence and turn it in
before absence.
Any student caught cheating, including plagiarizing, will
receive a 0 and a detention.
Any student not completing his/her homework will be given a
work detention as there is plenty of class time to do
homework.
I am looking forward to a fun and rewarding year. If you
have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to
contact me at the school at (402) 645-3326, at my home (402)
806-6876, or via email at
scordry@esu5.org
Sincerely,
Mrs. Cordry
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Student signature and date
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Parent signature and date
"The world is a stage and we are merely the players"
