Public Speaking

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Public Speaking

Grades: 9-12

Time: Mondays, 11:15-12:00

Dates:   Fall Semester Class - Aug 24^th, 2015 – Nov 30^th, 2015

Spring Semester Class - Jan 18^th, 2016 – May 2^nd, 2016

Cost: $225 per semester (PLEASE NOTE: this is a ONE SEMESTER CLASS being offered both fall and spring semesters.)  Payment in full due at time of registration.

Class size:  min 4 – 8 max

This 15-week course will allow your student to practice the skills necessary to become a proficient public speaker (eye contact, pace, projection, gesture, and vocal inflection) and will address common fears about public speaking.  Students will practice structuring arguments and delivering them persuasively. Historical and contemporary speeches will be analyzed to discern the principles of rhetoric.  Several speech forms will be practiced: Impromptu, Expository, Persuasive/Original Oratory, and Oratorical Interpretation.  There will be an emphasis on peer-to-peer assessments and class discussion.  This course is a college preparatory class, and is eligible to meet the requirements for high school electives credit (.5 credit hour). 

Other Materials: a materials list will be provided prior to our first day.