Beaver Dam High School Syllabus
Department: English
Course Resources: supplemental resources from
School Year: 2015-2016
college textbooks and other sources
Course: Senior Speech
Grade Level: 12th grade
Required Materials: notebook, folder, notecards, Prerequisites: Oral Communication or
pen and pencil
equivalent
Course Description: Senior Speech is designed to help you become a more effective
communicator. Through the study of effective speaker qualities and methods, multiple
presentations and participation in small and large group communications projects, you will both
develop and improve your interpersonal and public speaking skills.
Concepts Covered: Ethos in public speaking, Self-Introduction Speech, Oral Interpretation,
Informative Communication, Audience Analysis, Using technology in presentations, Ceremonial
Speaking, Impromptu Speaking, Community Service Project, Operation of daily announcements
Summative Assessments:
 Quizzes
 Speeches
 Projects
Courses at BDHS
run in a flexible
schedule format.
See selection to
right for this
course’s format:
One-Term 90 ☒
Formative Assessments:
 Daily work
 Speech process work
Two-Term 90 ☐
All-Year 45 ☐
Other ☐
School-wide Grading Procedures:
Assessments 85%
 Formative 30% (of assessment grade)
 Summative 70% (of assessment grade)
Cumulative Final 15%
Summative Assessments: (this shall constitute 70% of the term grade)
Our goal is to assess what the students have learned from what we have taught. Summative
assessments reflect the format and content of the formative learning opportunities.
Make-up Policy for Summative Assessment: The student may redo the summative assessment
one time within one week after completing all formative tasks, and necessary additional learning. It
is the student’s responsibility to advocate for this opportunity and make the necessary arrangements.
Cumulative Final: At the end of the semester, there will be a cumulative final exam. Students will
not be allowed to retake this assessment. This will comprise 15% of the semester grade.
School-wide Grading Scale:
A+
A
AB+
B
B-
98-100
93-97
90-92
87-89
83-86
80-82
C+
C
CD+
D
D-
Contact Information:
77-79
73-76
70-72
67-69
63-66
60-62
Teacher Name: Mrs. Jena Berg
Teacher Email: bergj@bdusd.org
Teacher Phone: 920-885-7520, ext. 2146
Teacher Website:
http://www.bdusd.org/faculty/bergj/
Beaver Dam High School
500 Gould St.
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
www.bdusd.org
(920)885-7313