Policy Sheet
Freshmen Communications Course
Instructor: Mr. Abel
“ a process by which information is exchanged through a common system of symbols, signs or behavior”
Your grade is based on:
70% Homework assignments
30% Final presentation (automatic fail if not completed)
Course Objectives
- Students will work on and improve their reading skills.
- Students will develop their ability to speak effectively in front of an audience.
- Students will improve their ability to organize ideas through public speaking and in writing.
- Students will understand the importance of purpose and audience in rhetoric.
- Students will understand and appreciate the “Oral Presentation Rubric” in their student handbook.
Final Presentation Guidelines:
- The teacher must approve your topic.
- Your presentation must last between 5 and 7 minutes.
- Your presentation must include a power point presentation.
- Your presentation will be graded according to the oral presentation rubric in your planner.
Bring to class:
Pen and paper
Materials for your Final Presentation
Breakdown of course:
Week one: The Basics – “My Life as a Public Speaker”
Preston’s oral presentation rubric
Conquering stage fright
Week two: Persuasive Speaking and Writing
Organizing and presenting an argument
Debate skills
Writing a persuasive essay
Controversial issues
Week three: Writing and Speaking in the Workplace
Resumes and cover letters
Preparing for an interview
Explaining/Demonstrating a process - Instructional speeches
Week four: Inspirational Speaking
Oral interpretation – presenting a poem or monologue
Famous speeches in history
Toasts and eulogies.
Week five:
Final presentations
Note: If any part of the text of any of your speeches is plagiarized, you will receive a zero for that presentation.