Welcome to Speech
“where you’ll wear many hats…”
Tuesday, January 14
Welcome
Speech class introduction
Assign seats
Answer student questions
Find out who Wyatt Earp is…
Mindtrap Game
Wednesday, January 15
• Mind Trap/Vocabulary
• What is Speech Mantra?
“We are All Friends in Speech Class and Kindness
is the Norm.”
Charlie Mae Earp
Name Game
• With the first letter of your first name
• Provide a one word descriptor of you
• Example: Sara – sassy
• If you can not think of something, I will ask the
class to help
• Please do not select anything that is negative
Thursday, January 15
Fact:
The state of Tennessee was originally named
Franklin after Benjamin Franklin.
Word of the day
quarantine
Definition:
Quarantine
isolation for a amount of time for an animal or
person
The child was in quarantine from the rest of the
family so his cold would not spread.
• Review ‘First Letter Name Game’
What to expect
• Learn to research properly
• Learn to construct a professional-looking
PowerPoint presentation
• Develop catchy/”zippy” introductions
• Develop a well-organized speech
What to expect cont’d
• End a speech with a bang
• Deliver a confident speech without looking
nervous
• Learn about people and issues
• Daily Activities—Front screen
• Daily Speech Syllabus — S: Drive,
– Daily Syllabus 9 – 20-13
– Daily Activities—Front screen
• Baskets located on work table
– Absences--check daily syllabus, classmate,
then teacher
• Wait to be excused at the end of class
Supplies
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PLANNER
Binder/ may share with another subject
Writing implement
Free reading book (every day)
Ear buds
Flash Drive
• Label papers--full name, period
• Handing in work--IN box (NOWHERE ELSE)
• Late work: 4,3.5,3,…
– Wednesday School, Study Hall, Resource
• Redo--TBD
Grading
A
B
C
D
F
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
Below 60%
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3.5
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2.5
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Accessing Material
• S: Drive — Earp Speech
– Handouts available
– Daily Speech Syllabus
• H: Drive — learn to access from home
Writing
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Mechanical error
Use MLA format
Spell check and Grammar Check
Develop paragraphs (not all one)
PROOFREAD CAREFULLY!
Rounding up the grade
• Must be .5% or less away from the next higher
grade (89.5, 79.5, 69.5, 59.5)
• Did you do everything you could to earn the
next higher grade
– Turn in ALL assignments
– Positive influence in class
Speeches
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Introduction
Biography
Impromptu
Oral Interpretation
Nomination
Current Issue/Debate
Interviews
Toast/Hat
Public Service Announcement
Speech Mantra
“We are all friends in speech class and kindness is
the norm.”
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Be ALIVE!!!
Be INTERESTING!!!
Say something WORTHWHILE!!!
Have FUN!!!
The LOUDER, the BETTER!!!
Friday, January 17
• Game Day
– Must play with 3 people that you do not know
very well
Monday, January 20
Staff Work Day
No School
Tuesday, January 21
Fact:
Until the 19th century solid blocks of tea were
used as money in Siberia.
Vocabulary
Decorum
Decorum:
Definition: proper behavior or conduct.
Sam demonstrated proper decorum to be
respected by his peers.
Student Information Sheet
Speech Bingo
Mantra
Wednesday, January 22
Fact:
The fastest growing nail is on the middle finger.
Vocabulary
Chronology
Chronology:
Definition: The arrangement of events in time.
Part of speech– Noun
Used in a sentence: The history teacher gave
the class a chronology of the Vietnam War.
Choices Activity
In your row…. come up with the 4 most
important decision you will make in your life.
Not including your mate or your college.
Choices
Attitude
What determines your attitude at any given
moment?
Choices cont’d
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Mood
Who your with
What day of the week
The weather
Choices cont’d
If these are all correct…then your attitude can
always be determined by something outside
yourself.
You have no control over it!
Your attitude is held captive by other
People, places, or conditions
Choices cont’d
Think of someone that has had a positive
attitude under a challenging circumstance…
Helen Keller
Anne Frank
Arthur Ashe
My mother
Attitude cont’d
Life doesn’t always work the way we’d like it to.
If we had our way….life’s most important lessons
is this:
The world will not devote itself
to making us happy.
Attitude cont’d
“Everything can be taken from a man but one
thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose
one’s attitude in any given circumstance, to
choose one’s own way.”
Viktor Frankel
Choices Continued
• Attitude
• How hard you work
All the good things in life can be attained
without hard work?
True or False
All good things in life come quickly and easily?
True or False
Bill Gates
Bill Gates
Didn't seem like a shoe-in for success after
dropping out of Harvard and starting a failed
first business with Microsoft co-founder Paul
Allen called Traf-O-Data. While this early idea
didn't work, Gates' later work did, creating the
global empire that is Microsoft.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
In his early years, teachers told Edison he was
"too stupid to learn anything." Work was no
better, as he was fired from his first two jobs for
not being productive enough. Even as an
inventor, Edison made 1,000 unsuccessful
attempts at inventing the light bulb. Of course,
all those unsuccessful attempts finally resulted
in the design that worked.
Oprah
Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Most people know Oprah as one of the most
iconic faces on TV as well as one of the richest
and most successful women in the world. Oprah
faced a hard road to get to that position,
however, enduring a rough and often abusive
childhood as well as numerous career setbacks
including being fired from her job as a television
reporter because she was "unfit for tv."
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
As one of the best-selling artists of all time, Elvis
has become a household name even years after
his death. But back in 1954, Elvis was still a
nobody, and Jimmy Denny, manager of the
Grand Ole Opry, fired Elvis Presley after just one
performance telling him, "You ain't goin'
nowhere, son. You ought to go back to drivin' a
truck."
• Assignment: Signed Information
Sheet/Permission Slip, Ear Buds, Reading Book
Due Friday, January 31
Choices
• Attitude
• How hard you work
• How honest you are
Let’s take this questionnaire together.
Is honesty the best policy…
Choices
• Attitude
• How hard you work
• How honest you are
Discuss lunch room scenario
Choices
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Attitude
How hard you work
How honest you are
How you treat others
• Write a goal on the back of your Speech
Information sheet based on 1 of these 4
Choices.
• Finish your Class Sheet
Assignment: Notebook, Reading Book, Ear buds,
and signed Information Sheet– Due 1/24
Thursday, January 23
Fact:
At birth, a Dalmatian is always pure white.
Vocabulary
renaissance
renaissance
Definition: any kind of language from the 14th
or 16th century.
Part of speech– Noun
The Renaissance language used in England
demonstrated an emphasis on artisan crafts
and music.
Introduction Speech
View Introduction description.
Handouts:
Self Introduction Rubric
Self Introduction Ideas
Introduction Rubric
Assignment: Signed Information
Sheet/Permission Slip, Ear Buds, Reading Book
Due Friday, January 31
Friday, January 24
Fact:
All porcupines float in water.
Vocabulary
Deduction
Deduction
Part of speech– Noun
Definition: The act of subtracting.
Used in a sentence: Jose’s mother made a
deduction from his allowance to pay for the
broken lamp.
• Watch Sample Introduction
• Notecard
– Write in ink only
– Bullets only
Assignment: Signed Information
Sheet/Permission Slip, Ear Buds, Reading Book
Due Friday, January 31
Monday, January 27
Fact:
The world's termites outweigh the world's
humans 10 to 1.
Vocabulary
tranquility
tranquility
adjective
Definition
peaceful, quiet, rest
The tranquility of the park like setting made it a
place to just sit and think for hours on end.
Benjamin Franklin once said the following:
“If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail”
• Review parts of Introduction
• Time Presentations
• Work with partner
Begin Speeches Tuesday, January 28
Assignment: Signed Information
Sheet/Permission Slip, Ear Buds, Reading Book
Due Friday, January 31
Tuesday, January 28
Fact:
The only food that does not spoil is honey.
Vocabulary
aspire
aspire
Definition:
to have a great ambition
The high school student aspired to be on the
honor roll.
Task
Students can apply presentation skills necessary
for Introduction Speech.
• Jobs- Timer, Recorder, Downloader, Magic Bell
• Begin Speeches
Write name on board
Complete Introduction Speech Record Sheet
Assignment: Signed Information Sheet/Permission Slip,
Ear Buds, Reading Book Due Friday, January 31
Wednesday, January 29
Fact:
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile
national monument.
Task
Students can identify presentation skills
necessary for Introduction Speech.
Continue Introduction Speeches
• Assignment: Signed Information
Sheet/Permission Slip, Ear Buds, Reading Book
Due Friday, January 31
Thursday, January 30
Fact:
The state of Maine has 62 lighthouses.
Vocabulary
Bamboozle
bamboozle
Verb:
Definition
To trick
The man bamboozled his friend into giving him
his paycheck for his rent this month.
Task
Students can understand how to construct an
outline.
• Outline (Harvard style)
Speech – 3 parts
Introduction
Tell them what you are going to talk about
(pre-summarize)
Body
Talk about your ideas
Conclusion
Tell them again what you said (summarize)
• Groups
– Web circle
– Outline
• Movie - TBD
Friday, January 31
Fact:
A hummingbird weighs less then a penny.
Vocabulary
bizarre
bizarre
Adjective
Definition:
very strange or odd
The distracting behavior was very bizarre for
someone so confident.
Task
Students can understand and apply a Harvard
Style Outline.
• Re-assess Introduction Speeches
• Complete Movie Web and Outline
• Present Movie Speech (Group)
Monday, February 3
Fact:
Alaska has the highest percentage of people
who walk to work.
Vocabulary
Maneuver
Maneuver
Noun
Definition:
a skilled movement
The maneuver that the wrestler used on the mat
ranked him one of the top wrestlers to beat.
Task
Students can reflect on Introduction Speech.
• Team 4 Lab
• Create Speech Folder
• Copy from S: Drive Reflection Folder –
Introduction Reflection
• Complete and turn in today
Tuesday, February 4
Fact:
Alaska has the highest percentage of people
who walk to work.
Vocabulary
Laconic
Laconic
Adjective
Definition:
using very few words
The man was laconic in his writing but still got
his meaning across.
Task
Student can understand Attention Getter,
Finality statement, and Fictional Biography
Speech.
Commercials
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/31/be
st-super-bowl-commercialsever_n_4698430.html#slide=2039511
Introduce Attention Getter
Handout Attention Getter/Conclusion
• Introduce Fictional Biography Speech
• Watch sample
In your group come up with a caption (attention
getter)
He'll be back."
Submitted by Jeffrey C. Kohl, Bloomington, Ill.
"Bad chair day."
Submitted by David Lake, Washington, D.C.
"That startles me every time it happens."
Submitted by Michael Goode, Canton, N.C.
Wednesday, February 5
Fact:
In a year, the average person walks 4 miles
making their bed.
Vocabulary
Marsupial
Marsupial
Noun
Definition:
a mammal with a pouch
The kangaroo was known as a marsupial
because it had a pouch to carry it’s young.
Task
• Students can understand Fictional Biography
Speech components.
• http://mentalfloss.com/article/51729/44fictional-characters-whose-names-you-dontknow
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Introduce Outline
Introduce Fictional Biography Speech
Sample Speech
Fictional Organizer
Come up with 2-3 Fictional Characters
Assignment: Thursday & Friday will be in lab to start
outline.
Thursday, February 6
Fact
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.
Vocabulary
introspection
Introspection
Noun
Definition: to think deeply, unto themselves.
The grandmother was introspect often, and
sometimes people thought she had nodded off
to sleep.
Task
Students can apply Harvard style outline with
Attention Getter, pre-summary of topics,
Conclusion with summary of topics, and Finality
statement for Fictional Biography.
Go to Team 2 and type outline of Fictional
Biography Speech.
Assignment: Outline due Monday, Intro or Con
presented Tuesday, Speeches begin Wed. 2/13
Friday, February 6
Fact:
Almonds are part of the peach family.
Task
Students can apply Harvard style outline with
Attention Getter, pre-summary of topics,
Conclusion with summary of topics, and Finality
statement for Fictional Biography.
Go to Team 2 and type outline of Fictional
Biography Speech.
Assignment: Outline due Monday, Intro or Con
presented Tuesday, Speeches begin Wed. 2/13
Monday, February 10
Fact:
You weigh less at the top of a mountain than at
sea level.
Vocabulary
Mosaic
Mosaic
Noun
Definition:
a picture made with small colored pieces
The tile mosaic at Crestview Elementary is a
lasting piece of artwork made by students.
Task
Students can create an Introduction and
Conclusion.
Students can apply Harvard Style outline for
Fictional Biography Character.
Place outline on desk for grading
Tuesday, February 11
You blink over 10,000,000 times a
year.
Vocabulary
Labyrinth
Labyrinth
Noun
Definition confusing network
a place with a lot of crisscrossing or complicated
passages, tunnels, or paths in which it would be
easy to become lost
The man went into the labyrinth get rid of the
people following him.
Task
Students will understand Introduction and
Conclusion components.
Task
Students will understand Introduction and
Conclusion components.
Wednesday, February 12
If you keep a goldfish in a dark room it will
eventually turn white.
Task
Students will understand Introduction and
Conclusion components.
• Complete Introduction and Conclusions.
• Students can practice Fictional Biography
Speech with a partner.
Assignments: Parent Evaluation due 2/13 and
Begin Speeches
Thursday, February 13
Elephants only sleep 2 hours a day.
Vocabulary
Maneuver
Maneuver
Noun
Definition:
a skilled movement
The maneuver that the wrestler used on the mat
ranked him one of the top wrestlers to beat.
Task
Students will apply Fictional Biography
elements.
Collect Practice sheets
Write name on the board
Give Mrs. Earp Rubric
Begin Fictional Biography Speech
Friday, Febraury 14
Fact:
A duck's quack doesn't echo.
Task
Students will apply Fictional Biography
elements.
Continue Fictional Biography Speech
Monday, February 17
Fact:
A snail breathes through its foot.
Task
Students will apply Fictional Biography
elements.
Tuesday, February 25
Fact:
An ant's smell is stronger then a dog's.
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Task
Students will apply Fictional Biography
elements.
Continue Fictional Biography Speech
Vocabulary
heritage
Noun
Definition
something that passes from one generation to
the next in a social group, e.g. a way of life or
traditional culture
The Grandmother Paulina was determined pass
her Norwegian heritage to her children through
the foods and family traditions she kept.
Task
Students can understand expressive elements of
oral interpretation.
Complete Fictional Biography Speeches
Introduce Oral Interpretation
View Sample speech
• Finish Introduction or Conclusion of Fictional
Biography Speech.
• Understanding Perception
Vocabulary
impertinent
Adjective
Definition not appropriate or relevant or
showing a bold or rude lack of respect,
especially to a superior
The student was impertinent to the teacher
while the lesson was conducted.
Task
• Students can understand personal bias,
perceptions, and appropriate feedback with “I
statements.”
• Understanding Perception
• View Communication Process
Thursday, February 27
Fact:
1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet.
Vocabulary
immune
immune
adjective
Definition
safe from disease
protected from getting a disease because of natural
resistance, resistance acquired after catching the
disease, or resistance conferred by inoculation
The children are immune to the measles due to
their early innoculations.
Task
Students can apply interpretation elements to a
children’s story.
Complete Fictional Biography Reflection
due today!
Select stories and apply markings per handout
Lab 6
If Internet is down….
Alternate Task – Complete the Listening Packet
S: Drive and put in Drop Box – label your name
Friday, February 28
Fact:
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10
billion math calculations.
Vocabulary
hologram
Noun
Definition
image,
three-dimensional photographic
a three-dimensional image of an object that is a
photographic record of light interference
patterns produced using a photographic plate
and light from a laser
The hologram used in the movie made it appear
as if the building was really there.
Task
Students can apply interpretation elements to a
children’s story.
Continue working on stories
Apply markings per handout
Lab 6
Friday, September 27
Fact:
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza a
day.
Vocabulary
Divulge
Verb
Definition
reveal something
to reveal information, especially information
that was previously secret
The mother-in-law was finally able to divulge
the sex of her daughter’s unborn child to the
rest of the family.
Task
Students can apply interpretation elements to a
children’s story.
Continue working on stories
Apply markings per handout
Lab 6
Monday, March 3
Fact:
Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons.
Vocabulary
flourish
Verb
Definition
be healthy or grow
intransitive verb to be strong and healthy or
grow well, especially because conditions are
right
The plants will flourish finally when the weather
is consistently above freezing.
Task
Students can apply interpretation elements to a
children’s story.
Complete stories and print copies today
Apply markings per handout
Lab 6
Tuesday, March 4
Fact:
Camels have three eyelids..
Vocabulary
formidable
formidable
Adjective
Definition
difficult to deal with or overcome
The young man was guilty of stealing and so it
was formidable when trying to improve his trust
with his parents.
Task
Students can perform Oral Interpretation
Speeches with all elements.
• Go to lab in Team 6
Wednesday, March 5
Fact:
Cats have over 100 vocal chords.
Task
Students can perform Oral Interpretation
Speeches with all elements.
Begin Oral Interpretation Speeches
2nd person put speech in notebook
Thursday, March 6
Fact:
The average speed of a housefly is 4.5 mph.
Friday, March 9
Fact:
Vocabulary
Divulge
Verb
Definition
reveal something
to reveal information, especially information
that was previously secret
The mother-in-law was finally able to divulge
the sex of her daughter’s unborn child to the
rest of the family.
Task
Students can understand oral interpretation
techniques through vocal and facial inflection.
Students can comprehend using markings in a
story to achieve this interpretation.
Task
Students can select and include markings for
oral interpretation speech with a children’s
story.
Tuesday, March 25
Fact:
Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza a
day.
Vocabulary
Light year
Light year
Noun
Definition unit of distance in astronomy,
equal to the distance that light travels in a
vacuum in one mean solar year, approximately
9.46 trillion km/5.88 trillion m
The fantasy story claimed that a man could now
travel a light year in the time it took to blink an
eye .
Task
Students can understand Nomination Speech
and Current Issue/Debate elements.
Current Issue/Debate
Academic Research
Wednesday, March 26
Fact:
A duck can't walk without bobbing its head.
Vocabulary
flourish
Verb
Definition
be healthy or grow
intransitive verb to be strong and healthy or
grow well, especially because conditions are
right
The plants will flourish finally when the weather
is consistently above freezing.
Task
Students should have their stories numbered
and begin marking for inflection, pausing, and
other variations to bring the story to life.
Academic Research
Sample Speech
Thursday, March 27
The tongue is the fastest healing part of the
body
Task
Students should understand credible research
for Current Issue and Narrative speeches.
Friday, March 28
Task
Students should understand credible research
for Current Issue and Narrative speeches.
Monday, March 31
Fact:
Camels have three eyelids..
Task
Students should understand electronic notes for
Current Issue and Narrative speeches.
• Continue research
• Begin Electronic notes
– Template on S:Drive CI/Debate folder
Tuesday, April 1
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10
billion math calculations.
Task
Students should understand electronic notes for
Current Issue and Narrative speeches.
• Continue research
• Begin Electronic notes
– Template on S:Drive CI/Debate folder
• Continue research
• Begin Electronic notes
– Template on S:Drive CI/Debate folder
Wednesday, April 2
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10
billion math calculations.
Task
Students should understand electronic notes for
Current Issue and Narrative speeches.
• Continue research
• Begin Electronic notes
– Template on S:Drive CI/Debate folder
Thursday, April 3
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10
billion math calculations.
Task
Students should understand electronic notes for
Current Issue and Narrative speeches.
• Continue research
• Begin Electronic notes
– Template on S:Drive CI/Debate folder
Friday, April 4
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10
billion math calculations.
Task
Students should understand electronic notes for
Current Issue and Narrative speeches.
• Continue research
• Begin Electronic notes
– Template on S:Drive CI/Debate folder
Monday, April 7
A one-day weather forecast requires about 10
billion math calculations.
Vocabulary
guru
Vocabulary
guru
noun
Definition
influential expert
somebody who has a reputation as an expert
leader, teacher, or practitioner in a particular field
The guru was really into all kinds of alternative ways
of healing and was quite successful.
Task
Students should understand electronic notes for
Current Issue and outline.
• Begin Outline Template on S:Drive CI/Debate
folder
• Lab Team 5
• Watch ppt requirements
• Template ppt
Assignment: Electronic Notes, Outline due Tues.
4/8
Tuesday, April 8
Fact:
The longest one syllable word is "screeched".
Task
Students should understand electronic notes for
Current Issue and outline.
• Begin Outline Template on S:Drive CI/Debate
folder
• Lab Team 5
• Watch ppt requirements
• Template ppt
Thursday, April 10
Fact:
Animals that lay eggs don't have belly buttons
Task
Students should understand holey notes for
Current Issue and outline.
Place your Holey Notes in the Drop Box
Earp Speech
Your Respective Period
Last Name First Name HN
Before 3:20 p.m. today!
Friday, April 11
Fact:
Fish cough
Task
Students should understand organization for
Current Issue ppt.
Monday, April 14
Fact:
A cat's lower jaw cannot move sideways
Task
Students should understand organization for
Current Issue ppt.
Lab 2
Complete Self Check off sheet
Practice
Order for Tuesday
Tuesday, April 15
Fact:
Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open.
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Wednesday, April 16
Fact:
Elephants are the only mammal
that cannot jump
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Thursday, April 17
Fact:
About 18% of animal owners share their bed
with their pet
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Team 5 computers
Finish Holey Notes
Save to H Drive then copy and save to Drop
Box, Earp Speech, Class Period
Save Last Name First Name HN ONLY
Due 3:20 today!
Check with Mrs. Earp before you start PPT
Friday, April 18
Staff Work Day
NO SCHOOL
Monday, April 21
Fact:
The lifespan of a taste bud is 10 days
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Tuesday, April 22
Fact:
11% of people in the world are left-handed.
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Wednesday, April 23
Fact:
Alaska has more caribou then people
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Thursday, April 24
Fact:
No piece of paper can be folded
more then 7 times
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Friday, April 25
Fact:
Only male turkeys gobble
Task
Students should understand interview skills and
for Interview Speech.
• Students will be interviewing next week
• Get out a piece of paper
• Write down the 6 questions
Review ppt. Interviewing for a Job
Complete job application
• Write NA for things that do not apply
• INK (blue or black) No Errors…NEAT
Due: Monday- completed application
Monday, April 28
Fact:
No piece of paper can be folded
more then 7 times
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Tuesday, April 29
Fact:
Lizards communicate by doing push-ups
Task
Students should understand presentation skills
and organization for Current Issue Speech.
Snapple Facts
No piece of paper can be folded more then 7
times Lizards communicate by doing push-ups
A turkey can run at 20mph Only male turkeys
gobble
Wednesday, April 30
Fact:
A turkey can run at 20mph