Speech I

The student will have the opportunity to develop strategies and knowledge to gain self-confidence by demonstrating the following behaviors:

• speaking longer in front of an audience
• speaking more confidently before a group,
• speaking loudly enough to be heard
• varying tone for emphasis
• maintaining eye contact
• using notes cards with ease and to advantage
• using hands, face, and body with ease and to assist in the impression of the speech
• displaying freedom from distracting habits
• presenting an introduction that captures the attention of the audience
• generating arguments to support a thesis
• achieving objectivity by looking at both sides of an issue
• organizing ideas clearly and appropriately
• choosing language that emphasizes and supports his composition
• generating an appropriate conclusion

Speech II

The student in the Speech II class will perfect skills learned in Speech I and extend knowledge and skills to include the following behaviors:

• Individual Events
• Oratory
• Extemp
• Duo Reading
• Duet - Memorization Script
• Oral Interpretation
• Prose and Poetry
• Podcast
• Character Event

Speech II Mandatory Assignment: Students must attend at least 5 events outside of the classroom. Events include formal presentations, lectures, speeches, seminars with guest speakers, etc. Events must be observed outside of the school environment. Students must also write a 200-300 word evaluation on the event. This assignment must be completed by Friday, May 18th! Must be turned in at one time and in a labeled folder.