Proctor Jr./Sr. High School Public Speaking
Ms. Hoffmann Spring 2016
Contact Information
Thursday
Course Description: Public Speaking - Grades 9 – 12 (Spring semester)—0.5 Credits
In this semester course, students will: discuss what makes a speaker effective, practice many types of speaking activities, and listen to, watch, and read major speeches. Students will engage in various activities to build confidence and experience in speaking to groups. Beyond speaking to fellow classmates, activities may include speaking to various groups at PHS and within the community. Students will be required to develop written and visual materials that will support these presentations (Course Catalog).
Course Details:
Finding Your Voice. New York: Pearson, 2011.
examples of well-written speeches and to provide tips for developing and delivering speeches.
Goals:
To learn what characterizes an effective speaker
To learn what characterizes a well-written speech
To learn how to write persuasive and effective speeches
To learn how to use written, visual, and digital tools to support speeches in an engaging and persuasive manner
To learn how to speak to audiences of various sizes and make-ups for varying lengths of time
Course Policies
In addition to the policies outlined in the school handbook, the following policies are in place:
Attendance:
Tardiness:
Make-up work:
As per the student handbook, students will be expected to get make-up work within two days of their return from excused absences. Students will have the same number of days to make up the work as they missed school.
All missed handouts will be available for students in the classroom.
Students may meet with me after school or during a free period (if appropriate pass procedures are followed) to get missed directions.
Students also can catch up on instruction during their tutorial period.
Late Work:
All students are expected to hand in work according to the deadlines given in class.
Late submissions will result in “0” for classroom expectations.
Extenuating circumstances:
If you know that something is going to interfere with your ability to complete an assignment by the prescribed deadline, contact me before the assignment is due. Depending upon the circumstances, we may be able to work out an appropriate extension. Extensions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. Abuse of the extension policy may result in disciplinary action.
Other circumstances will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Expectations:
**No behaviors will be tolerated that disrupt any student’s ability to learn.
If the displayed behavior is serious enough, one or more of these steps may be skipped.
Grading Policies
“The acts of cheating, plagiarism and forgery in connection with academic endeavors or school processes or procedures are detrimental to the education process. When it has been determined that a student has engaged in any of the above-noted acts, a student discipline report should be sent to the office. The teacher should call the parent/guardian. A conference between the teacher and student will follow. The first offense will result in a conference. A disciplinary referral will be written up and the parent called. A zero grade will be recorded for that assignment/project/test, etc. A second offense will require a parent-teacher conference pending disciplinary suspension and further offenses that will result in a withdrawal from and failure of the course.”
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