Date What’s going on?
Week 1 8/19 Syllabus & Teacher Interview
8/21 Conversation Starters/ Assign Intro Speech
Week 2 8/26 Intro Speeches
8/28 Intro Speeches ; Why public speaking is important (ch.1)
Week 3 9/2 No Class (Labor Day)
9/4 Why public speaking is important (ch. 1) cont. ; Ethics of Public Speaking (ch. 2)
Week 4 9/9 Confidence- What can we control? (ch. 3)
9/11 Listening and Audience (ch. 4 & 5) ; Assign "How To" speeches
Week 5 9/16 Outlining (Ch. 12) Lots of class practice; What's your topic? (ch. 6)
9/18 **How do we research? (ch. 7) Library session
Week 6 9/23 Informative Speaking (ch. 16) & Supporting ideas (ch. 8)
9/25 Introductions, Body, Conclusion (Ch. 9-11) "How To" topics due
Week 7 9/30 Using Presentation Aids (ch. 15) Informative Topics due - Rough outline due IN CLASS - How To speech sign-ups
10/2 Language & Delivery (Ch. 13 & 14); "How To" outlines due no later than Thursday, 10/3 @ 11:59pm
Week 8 10/7 How To speeches
10/9 How To speeches; Informative Speech topics due
Week 9 10/14 How To Speeches; Info work day in groups; Info Speech sign-ups
10/16 Informative Outlines: Informative Speech topics due by Friday 10/18
Week 10 10/21 Info work day
10/23 Info work day; Informative sign-ups 10/24 via google doc
Week 11 10/28 Info work
10/30 Outlines due @ 11:59pm
Week 12 11/4 Info Speeches
11/6 Info Speeches
Week 13 11/11 No Class (Veteran's Day)
11/13 Info Speeches
Week 14 11/18 Info Speeches
11/20 Library Research Day
Week 15 11/25 Persuasive Format
11/27 Persuasiveworkshop
Week 16 12/2 Persuasive workshop
12/4 Persuasive workshop; Outlines due @ 11:59pm
Week 17 12/9 Persuasive Speeches
12/11 Persuasive Speeches
Week 18 12/16 (12-2) Persuasive Speeches