Our year-long essential questions will be: WHAT DO I HAVE TO SAY? HOW CAN I SAY IT?
This is my first year teaching the course! That means the break-down below is subject to change/ still a work in progress :-)
QUARTER 1:
Community building
Addressing communication apprehension (i.e. speech anxiety!)
Non-verbal communication skills
Inter-personal communication skills
Personal speeches
QUARTER 2:
Job interview simulations
Demonstration speeches
Class presentations / use of slides
QUARTER 3:
Recruitment for next year!
Pet Peeves
Argumentative speech: "AI: Friend or Foe?"
Infomative speeches (choice topic)
QUARTER 4:
Debate
Special occasion speeches
To make all this magic happen together, we will need some supplies. If any of these are a hardship to acquire, let us know and we can help! Here are the materials we suggest having by Monday, August 19th:
School assigned laptop, charged at home each night and brought to school each day
A journal or spiral notebook
Class folder (for homework and resources)
Writing utensil - pencils and pens
Tools you like to use to annotate text (highlighters or colored pens)
I also recommend bringing whatever will keep you comfortable, like a layer, a water bottle, and a snack.
You’ll also have access to our materials through Google Classroom.