Curriculum Map
Course Title: Public Speaking
Grade: 9 - 12
Unit (Name/Number): Speech Communication
Pacing: 5 to 10 days
Essential Question(s): How can one effectively use the communication process, and why is it important to be both culturally and ethically respectful when
speaking in public?
Content/Key Concepts
Communication Process
Ethics and Speaking
Cultural Diversity
Standards
Key Vocabulary
Learning Activities/Resources
Chapter 1 of The Art of Public
Speaking
Discussion of changes in the
communication process due to
social media
Create visuals of the changing
process
Utilize Op-Eds, Youtube, WSJ,
Pinterest, Huffington Post, Twitter,
Instagram, and other
communication sources to examine
the process and its effects
CC.1.5.9-12.B
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stage fright
critical thinking
speaker
message
channel
listener
frame of reference
feedback
interference
situation
CC.1.5.9-12.B
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ethics
ethical decisions
plagiarism
global plagiarism
patchwork plagiarism
incremental plagiarism
paraphrase
Bill of Rights
Chapter 2 of The Art of Public
Speaking
Identify types of plagiarism
Provide visual examples of
plagiarism and offer ways to
correct the lack of credit
Utilize Purdue University’s online
writing lab for samples of proper
source citation
Plagiarism “Detective” activity
CC.1.5.9-12.E
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ethnocentrism
visualization
Have students research and
provide backgrounds on various
cultures ( personal or selected
other)
Evidence of Learning
(Assessments; Performance Tasks)
Quiz on “The Communication
Process”
Communication Process
Project with partner
Quiz on Chapter 2 concepts
Plagiarism identification test
Cultural presentation