Course Calendar

Week 1

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
Intro to Public Speaking	power point	Tuesday	X
Building the Safety Net	discussion	Tuesday	X
Autobiography	speech	Tues & Thurs	X
Dave Pelzer interview	video	Thursday	X
Tell 'em Organization	discussion	Thursday	X

Week 2

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
"Person of Impact"	speech	Tuesday	X
"Body Language" Pt 1	video	Tuesday	X
"Body Language" Pt 2	video	Thursday	X
"Body Language"	open notes quiz	Thursday	5
Onomatopoeia & Effective Delivery Pt 1	discussion	Thursday	X

Week 3

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
Tell 'em	review	Tuesday	X
"Like/Improve"	speech	Tuesday/Thursday	X
Use of gestures/gesticulations	discussion	Thursday	X

Week 4

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
"Favorite Entertainer" Part 1	speech	Tuesday	X
"Favorite Entertainer" Part 2	speech	Thursday	X
Campaign speeches	video	Thursday	X

Week 5

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
"Running for Office"  Part 1	campaign speech	Tuesday	5
"Running for Office"  Part 2	campaign speech	Thursday	5
"Clurmanism"	discussion	Thursday	X

Week 6

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
"Storytelling"	video	Tuesday	X
Storytelling"	speech	Tuesday/Thursday	5
MIDTERM PREP	discussion	Thursday	X

Week 7

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
MIDTERM Part 1	informative speech	Tuesday	20
MIDTERM Part 2	X	Thursday	20

Week 8

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
Interpretive Speeches	Discussion	Tuesday	X
Interpretive Speeches	Video	Thursday	X
Impromptu	Speech	Thursday	X

Week 9

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
Interpretive Speeches  Part 3	Speeches	Tuesday	5
Special Occasion Speeches	Discussion	Tuesday	X
Special Occasion Part 1	Speech	Thursday	5

Week 10

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
Special Occasion Part 2	Speech	Tuesday	5
Impromptu Practice	Speech	Thursday	X

Week 11

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
Poetry & Lyrics Part 1	Speech	Tuesday	5
Poetry & Lyrics Part 2	Speech	Thursday	5

Week 12

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
"The Pitch"	Discussion	Tuesday	X
"Shark Tank"	Video	Tuesday	X
"The Pitch"	Teamwork (duos)	Thursday	X

Week 13

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
"The Pitch"	Speech	Tuesday	5
Outlining the FINAL SPEECH	Discussion	Thursday	X
Vetting Sources	Discussion	Thursday	X

Week 14

Assignment	Format	Due Date	Points
Turn in FINAL SPEECH Outline	Written	Tuesday	5
FINAL Topics	Discussion	Tuesday/Thursday	X
"The Presidents' Men"	Discussion based on Bernstein/Woodward	Thursday	X

Weeks 15/16