Speech Day 12

Today we had time to research in the library after MASS.

Speeches today:
College/University
Olympics
How To

HOMEWORK:
ALL topics for the following speeches MUST be given to me tomorrow...
GOOD SPEECH, COURAGE, and PERSUASIVE

THE PERSUASIVE THESIS WORKSHEET IS DUE BEFORE WE LEAVE THE LIBRARY FRIDAY.

REMEMBER...I will not be in the library with you Thursday.

Library Research Time

We will have library time Tuesday - Friday January 21-24 and also on Monday January 27th.

Use this time wisely...there will be less homework if you do!!

Speeches left to work on:
College/University DUE 1-22-14
News DUE 1-23-14
Good Speech DUE 1-24-14
Courage DUE 1-27-14
Persuasive DUE 1-28-14

Speech Day 11

Tuesday 1-21-14 we will be given details about our Courage Speech (People Who Are Courageous) and Persuasive Speech.

Persuasive Topics and Thesis Statements are Due 1-23-14

Courageous People you can research include:
1. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. Rosa Parks
3. George Schindler
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. Raoul Wallenberg
6. Chiune Sugihara
7. Jan Korczak
8. Galileo Galilei
9. Helen Keller
10. Nelson Mandela
11. Muhammad Ali
12. Maximilian Kolbe
13. Thomas Jefferson
14. Amelia Earhart
15. Frederick Douglas
16. Mother Teresa
17. David Livingstone
18. George Orwell
19. Desmond Tutu
20. Sophie Scholl
21. Olaudah Equiano
22. William Tyndale
23. Malala Yousafzai
24. Mikhail Gorbachev
25. Leonardo da Vinci
26. Lou Gehrig
27. Susan B. Anthony
28. Emmeline Pankhurst
29. Soctrates
30. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
31. Joan of Arc

Pick Someone...first come...first served basis!

A Helpful Link: 100 Greatest Speeches of All Time

Speech Class DAY 10

Today we discussed the POWER of WORDS and how the words we use help us connect with others.

In the library three topics were available to be researched:
News Broadcast
College/University Speech
What do you consider a GOOD Speech

Homework...Due Tuesday at the latest (in class today is IDEAL) ... give me the topic of your GOOD SPEECH clip...pick yours ASAP...no clip will be used by more than one student. It is to your advantage to pick your CLIP idea FIRST!!!

We will continue listening to presentations of:
How To Speeches, Olympic Speeches, and The Best Food I Ever Ate Speeches

NO SCHOOL MONDAY 1-20-14

Speech Day 9

Today we watched the short film Change for a Dollar and discussed non-verbal communication.

In the library we had time to research for our College/University Speech or News broadcast. Tomorrow's library time will have another speech to start researching.

The last two hours of the day...HOW TO, BEST FOOD, and OLYMPIC speeches!

HOMEWORK:
1. Watch NEWS to prepare yourself for your presentation.
2. Work on College Speech
3. Read Chapter 14-16 in your speech book

SPEECH DAY 8

Do not forget...Mass on Wednesday...TIE DAY!

After Mass we will have 1 hour in the library to work on College/University Speeches as well as News Broadcast Speeches.

The second hour of the day we will be in the gym working with the microphones. Please print out your favorite Shel Silverstein Poem and practice saying the poem at home. We will say the poem USING THE MICROPHONE. This will be a lesson in HOW to use the microphone ... where to position it, how to enunciate, the appropriate volume, and packing!

Here's another link to Shel Silverstein poems

The final TWO hours in class will be speech GIVING time!

REMEMBER...6:30 PM Course Selection/AP Information night (in the school gym).
REMINDER #2 ... Registration for 2014-2015 school year is during speech class Thursday January 30, 2014.

Speech Day 7

When we are in the library we will have time to work on our College/University Speech as well as start working on our group NEWS BROADCAST.

College/University Speech is due 1-22-14
News Broadcast is due 1-23-14