Speech Contest 2022

Homework Assignments

Week 22

Monday1/31 Practice your speech. Make sure you know your entire speech. Be sure to practice pausing, varying your intonation, making eye contact, and gesturing. Tuesday2/1 Continue practicing your speech. Make sure you know your entire speech. Be sure to practice pausing, varying your intonation, making eye contact, and gesturing. Final performances are on Thursday, February 3rd. Wednesday2/2 Finish practicing your speech. Make sure you’re ready to give your best delivery tomorrow. Remember to wear something nice to school tomorrow so you look professional while you give your speech. Thursday2/3 No homework! Friday2/4 Read in your IR book. Book tests are due on Thursday February 10 (if you're reading more than one book) and Tuesday March 8 (for long books or second books).

Week 21

Monday1/24 Practice your speech. Make sure you know the first page of your speech by tomorrow. Tuesday1/25 Continue practicing your speech. Make sure you know the first half (or first two pages by Thursday). Practice speaking clearly and slowly. Remember to pause and to vary your intonation. Wednesday1/26 Continue practicing your speech. Make sure you know the first half (or first two pages by Thursday or Friday). Practice speaking clearly and slowly. Remember to pause and to vary your intonation. Try making eye contact and gesturing naturally. Thursday1/27 Continue practicing your speech. Make sure you know your entire speech by Monday. Practice speaking clearly and slowly. Remember to pause and to vary your intonation. Try making eye contact and gesturing naturally. Friday1/28 Read in your IR book. Book tests are due on Thursday February 10 (if you're reading more than one book) and Tuesday March 8 (for long books or second books). Practice your speech over the weekend. Be ready to deliver your entire speech on Monday.

Week 20

Tuesday1/18 Based on the writing notes, my comments, the writing rubric, and your own ideas, write a final draft of your speech. Due Thursday at the end of the period. Wednesday1/19 Continue revising your speech. Start reading your speech aloud and make sure it sounds clear and persuasive. Add some power language. Read your speech aloud in class tomorrow before you hand in the final draft. Final drafts are due by the end of the period on Thursday. Thursday1/20 Start practicing your speech tonight. We will practice delivering the first paragraph of your speech in class tomorrow. Friday1/21 Read in your IR book. Book tests are due on Thursday February 10 (if you're reading more than one book) and Tuesday March 8 (for long books or second books). Practice your speech over the weekend. Be ready to deliver the first page of your speech in class on Tuesday.

Week 19

Monday1/10 Work on the first draft of your speech about: What Is the Most Needed Amendment to Our Constitution? or Should All New Cars Be Electric? or How Can Kindness Reunite Our Country? (First drafts are due Wednesday at the beginning of the period). Tuesday1/11 Finish writing the first draft of your speech. Aim to have 2.5 to 4.5 pages so that you have a 5 – 10 minute speech. If you’re nervous about giving your speech, keep it close to five minutes. You can still earn an A on a 5 minute speech. Wednesday1/12 Based on the writing rubric, peer editing suggestions, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your speech. Read your speech aloud in class tomorrow before you hand in the second draft. Second drafts are due by the end of the period on Thursday. Thursday1/13 Read in your IR book. Start your bibliography if you have a lot of sources to put in your bibliography. We’ll work on bibliographies tomorrow in class. Friday1/14 Read in your IR book. Book tests are due on Thursday February 10 (if you're reading more than one book) and Tuesday March 8 (for long books or second books).

Week 18

Monday1/3 In order to prepare for the speech contest and make an informed decision about which topic you want to research and speak about, read an article or two for each topic. What Is the Most Needed Amendment to Our Constitution? or Should All New Cars Be Electric? or How Can Kindness Reunite Our Country? (Contest Topic) Tuesday1/4 Continue researching for your speech and annotating your articles. Read a few articles from the Google Doc and then begin looking for your own articles. Please print and annotate articles or copy and paste them (along with titles, authors, and urls) into a Research Google Doc and annotate. You will earn points for researching based on me checking your articles and seeing your annotations.
Wednesday1/5 Finish researching tonight if you can. Find the last few articles that you need and find the articles you need for your hook. Put everything on your Research Google Doc so I can check your progress. Thursday1/6 If necessary, finish your research tonight. Be sure that you have a good idea for your hook and that you have all the evidence you need to make a strong argument. You can begin on your outline—due tomorrow. Be ready to start writing in class tomorrow. First drafts are due on Wednesday, January 12. Friday1/7 Read in your IR book. Book tests are due on Thursday February 10 (if you're reading more than one book) and Tuesday March 8 (for long books or second books). Work on the first draft of your speech. First drafts are due on Wednesday, January 12.