Class Activities and Speeches
Week 1 (8-19-14)
Monday: Review syllabus.
Tuesday: Complete Me Page survey and get to know each other activity. Begin introduction in a bag.
Wednesday: Work on Introduction in a bag. Preform impromptu speeches.
Thursday: Complete impromptu speeches. Play one word alphabet.
Friday: Perform Introduction in a Bag speeches.
Week 2 (8-25-14)
Monday: Choose informative speech topic and make an outline
Tuesday: Fluency activity and work on speech
Wednesday: Work on and practice speech
Thursday: Practice speech
Friday: Present informative speeches
Week 3 (9-1-14)
Monday: Labor Day--No school
Tuesday: Continue informative speeches
Wednesday: Listening questionnaire
Thursday: Review interview process
Friday: Practice interview questions and answers
Week 4 (9-8-14)
Monday: Impromptu speeches
Tuesday: Nonverbal communication test
Wednesday: Interviews
Thursday: Interviews continued
Friday: Fluency exercise (Just Three Minutes)
Begin Storytelling
Week 5 (9-15-14)
Monday: Work on Storytelling
Tuesday: Work on Storytelling
Wednesday: Practice Storytelling
Thursday: Practice Storytelling
Friday: Present stories
Week 6 (9-22-14)
Monday: Storytelling
Tuesday: Storytelling and fluency activity
Wednesday: Begin persuasive speeches (PowerPoint) and topic
Thursday: Pick persuasive speech topic
Friday: Work on persuasive speech outline and techniques
Week 7 (9-29-14)
Monday: Continue drafting persuasive speech
Tuesday: Continue drafting persuasive speech and begin practicing
Wednesday: Practice persuasive speech
Thursday: Practice persuasive speech
Friday: Homecoming...
Week 8 (10-6-14)
Monday: Practice persuasive speech
Tuesday: Present persuasive speech
Wednesday: Present Persuasive speech
Thursday: Begin demonstrative speech
Friday: Speech activity
Week 9 (10-13-14)
Monday: Go over outlines
Tuesday: Practice demonstrative speech
Wednesday: Present demonstrative speech
Thursday: Present demonstrative speech
Friday: Present demonstrative speech
Begin Eulogies
Week 10 (10-20-14)
Practice Eulogies
Thursday: short day
no school on Friday
Week 11 (10-27-14)
Present Eulogies
Begin monologues (Thursday)
Week 12 (11-3-14)
Monday-Friday: Practice monologues--Present on Thursday
Week 13 (11-10-14)
Wednesday--Biography due
Thursday--Poster and monologue due
Week 14 (11-17-14)
Living Wax Museum
Pet Peeve
Week 16 (12-1-14)
Special Occasion Speech