Course Description
The purpose of Speech I is to enable students to speak effectively in both formal and informal settings. The course will focus on the fundamentals of communication, including verbal and nonverbal cues. The course will address the logical development of ideas and speech delivery. Students will deliver various types of speeches: personal experience, demonstration, persuasive, impromptu, informative, and entertaining. At the conclusion of the course, students should feel confident in planning, preparing, and presenting speeches for a variety of purposes and in a variety of speaking situations.
Core Curriculum Content Standards
PA Common Core: English Language Arts (2013)
Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.
GRADES 9-10
- Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject.(1.2.9-10.B)
- Apply appropriate strategies to analyze, interpret, and evaluate how an author unfolds an analysis or series of ideas or events, including the order in which the points are made, how they are introduced and developed, and the connections that are drawn between them.(1.2.9-10.C)
- Determine an author’s particular point of view and analyze how rhetoric advances the point of view.(1.2.9-10.D)
- Analyze how words and phrases shape meaning and tone in texts.(1.2.9-10.F)
- Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing the validity of reasoning and relevance of evidence.(1.2.9-10.H)
- Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.(1.2.9-10.J)
- Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade level reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies and tools.(1.2.9-10.K)
- Read and comprehend literary non-fiction and informational text on grade level, reading independently and proficiently.(1.2.9-10.L)
Speaking and Listening: Students present appropriately in formal speaking situations, listen critically, and respond intelligently as individuals or in group discussions.
GRADES 9-10
- Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grades level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.(1.5.9-10.A)
- Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g. visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.(1.5.9-10.B)
- Evaluate a speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence.(1.5.9-10.C)
- Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning; ensure that the presentation is appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.(1.5.9-10.D)
- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.(1.5.9-10.F)
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking based on grade 9-10 level and content.(1.5.9-10.G)
GRADES 11-12
- Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions on grades level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.(1.5.11-12.A)
- Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media (e.g. visually, quantitative, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data.(1.5.11-12.B)
- Evaluate how the speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric affect the credibility of an argument through the author’s stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone.(1.5.11-12.C)
- Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective; organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task.(1.5.11-12.D)
- Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.(1.5.11-12.F)
- Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking based on grade 11-12 level and content.(1.5.11-12.G)
Units
Unit #1 - The Communication Process
Unit #2 - Interpersonal Relationships
Unit #3 - Public Speaking
Unit #4 - Speaking for a Purpose
Unit #5 - Performing Arts- Oral Interpretation
