Common Curriculum Map
Discipline: Liberal Arts
Course: Speech
August/September:
Standards:
4.A.4a Apply listening skills as individuals and members of a group in a variety of settings (e.g., lectures,
discussions, conversations, team projects, presentations, interviews).
4.A.5a Use criteria to evaluate a variety of speakers’ verbal and nonverbal messages
4.A.4b Apply listening skills in practical settings (e.g., classroom note taking, inter-personal conflict
situations, giving and receiving directions, evaluating persuasive messages).
.A.5b Use techniques for analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of oral messages.
4.A.4d Demonstrate understanding of the relationship of verbal and nonverbal messages within a context
(e.g., contradictory, supportive, repetitive, substitutive).
4.B.4c Use strategies to manage or overcome communication anxiety and apprehension (e.g., developed
outlines, notecards, practice).
3.B.4a Produce documents that exhibit a range of writing techniques appropriate to purpose and audience,
with clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropriate elaboration and support and overall coherence.
Essential Questions:
What delivery skills enhance speaking performance?
How does effective organization improve speaking?
How do gestures, eye contact, and body language impact speaking?
Content:
the communication process
interpersonal communication
delivery skills: eye contact, rate, energy, clarity
nonverbal communication
Skills:
exhibit relaxed demeanor in front of a group
maintain eye contact
speak clearly, loudly, energetically
write an organized speech with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion
communicate clearly through facial expressions, gestures, movement
Assessment:
introductions
brown bag speech
personal experience speech
nonverbal speech
October:
Standards:
4.A.4a Apply listening skills as individuals and members of a group in a variety of settings (e.g., lectures,
discussions, conversations, team projects, presentations, interviews).
4.A.5a Use criteria to evaluate a variety of speakers’ verbal and nonverbal messages
4.A.4b Apply listening skills in practical settings (e.g., classroom note taking, inter-personal conflict
situations, giving and receiving directions, evaluating persuasive messages).
.A.5b Use techniques for analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of oral messages.
4.A.4d Demonstrate understanding of the relationship of verbal and nonverbal messages within a context
(e.g., contradictory, supportive, repetitive, substitutive).
4.B.4c Use strategies to manage or overcome communication anxiety and apprehension (e.g., developed
outlines, notecards, practice).
3.B.4a Produce documents that exhibit a range of writing techniques appropriate to purpose and audience,
with clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropriate elaboration and support and overall coherence.
Essential Questions:
What factors improve vocal quality?
What are the steps to researching a speech?
What content and delivery strategies improve a speech?
Content:
Radio speaking
Vocal process: pitch, rate, inflection, volume, articulation, and pronunciation
Informative speaking
Topic selection
Research process--bibliographies, note taking, citations
Outline information
Peer critique process
Skills:
Write a radio script
Use effective vocalization to convey meaning
Present a radio speech
Use note taking and research skills
Create an outline
Cite sources within a speech
Deliver an informative speech
Evaluate/critique peer speeches
Speak clearly for understanding
Assessment:
Radio speech
Written bibliographies
Outlines
Note cards
Informative Speech
Peer critiques
November:
Standards:
4.A.4a Apply listening skills as individuals and members of a group in a variety of settings (e.g., lectures,
discussions, conversations, team projects, presentations, interviews).
4.A.5a Use criteria to evaluate a variety of speakers’ verbal and nonverbal messages
4.A.4b Apply listening skills in practical settings (e.g., classroom note taking, inter-personal conflict
situations, giving and receiving directions, evaluating persuasive messages).
.A.5b Use techniques for analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of oral messages.
4.A.4d Demonstrate understanding of the relationship of verbal and nonverbal messages within a context
(e.g., contradictory, supportive, repetitive, substitutive).
4.B.4c Use strategies to manage or overcome communication anxiety and apprehension (e.g., developed
outlines, notecards, practice).
3.B.4a Produce documents that exhibit a range of writing techniques appropriate to purpose and audience,
with clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropriate elaboration and support and overall coherence.
Essential Questions:
How do visual aids improve speaking?
How does one evaluate a web site?
What factors influence a persuasive speech?
Content:
Demonstration/process speaking
Topic Selection
Visual Aides
Web Evaluation
Persuasive speaking
peer critiques
Skills:
Outline a process
Use a visual aide to teach
Evaluate selected web sites
Evaluate web sites for Debate
Evaluate peer speeches
Speak clearly for understanding
Assessment:
Demonstration/process speech
Visual Aides
Outlines
Notes on Web Evaluation
Written response to peer speeches
December:
Standards:
4.A.4a Apply listening skills as individuals and members of a group in a variety of settings (e.g., lectures,
discussions, conversations, team projects, presentations, interviews).
4.A.5a Use criteria to evaluate a variety of speakers’ verbal and nonverbal messages
4.A.4b Apply listening skills in practical settings (e.g., classroom note taking, inter-personal conflict
situations, giving and receiving directions, evaluating persuasive messages).
.A.5b Use techniques for analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of oral messages.
4.A.4d Demonstrate understanding of the relationship of verbal and nonverbal messages within a context
(e.g., contradictory, supportive, repetitive, substitutive).
4.B.4c Use strategies to manage or overcome communication anxiety and apprehension (e.g., developed
outlines, notecards, practice).
3.B.4a Produce documents that exhibit a range of writing techniques appropriate to purpose and audience,
with clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropriate elaboration and support and overall coherence.
Essential Questions:
What are ethos, logos, and pathos?
What are affirmative and negative sides of a debate?
What factors influence persuasion?
Content:
Outline
Evaluating web sites for credibility
Persuasive Speaking
Peer Evaluations
Skills:
Understand how appeals are used to deliver persuasive messages
Create an effective outline
Deliver a good persuasive speech or debate
Evaluate peers' speeches
Work with group members to plan a commercial
Assessment:
Persuasive speech or debate
Outline
Peer evaluations
Self evaluations
January:
Standards:
4.A.4a Apply listening skills as individuals and members of a group in a variety of settings (e.g., lectures,
discussions, conversations, team projects, presentations, interviews).
4.A.5a Use criteria to evaluate a variety of speakers’ verbal and nonverbal messages
4.A.4b Apply listening skills in practical settings (e.g., classroom note taking, inter-personal conflict
situations, giving and receiving directions, evaluating persuasive messages).
.A.5b Use techniques for analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of oral messages.
4.A.4d Demonstrate understanding of the relationship of verbal and nonverbal messages within a context
(e.g., contradictory, supportive, repetitive, substitutive).
4.B.4c Use strategies to manage or overcome communication anxiety and apprehension (e.g., developed
outlines, notecards, practice).
3.B.4a Produce documents that exhibit a range of writing techniques appropriate to purpose and audience,
with clarity of focus, logic of organization, appropriate elaboration and support and overall coherence.
Essential Questions:
How does one deliver a message for a special occasion?
How can one evaluate growth over the semester?
Content:
Impromptu
Special Occasion Speaking
Skills:
Write and present an impromptu speech
Research existing awards
Compose and present speeches of award and acceptance
Reflect on progress over the semester
Assessment:
semester exam: giving and receiving awards
Self reflection
February:
Standards:
4.A.5a
4.A.5b
4B.5c
Essential Questions:
Content:
the communication process
interpersonal communication
delivery skills
nonverbal communication
Skills:
exhibit relaxed demeanor in front of class
maintain eye contact
speak clearly, loudly, energetically
write an organized speech with a clear introduction, body, and conclusion
communicate clearly through facial expressions, gestures, movement
Assessment:
introductions
brown bag speech
personal experience speech
nonverbal speech
March:
Standards:
4A.5.a
4A.5b
4B. 5C
5A.5b
5B.5a
5B.5b
5B
Essential Questions:
Content:
Demonstration speeches
Topic Selection
Audience Analysis
Visual Aides
Self-evaluation
Web evaluation
Persuasive speaking
Peer Critiques
Skills:
Outline a process
Evaluate self
Evaluate peer speeches
Use selected visual aides
Evaluate Web sites
Assessment:
Demonstration speech
Visual aides
peer critiques
self-critiques
written notes on web sites
outlines
April:
Standards:
4.A.5a; 4.A.5b; 4.B.5a; 4.B.5b; 4.B.5c; 5.A.5a; 5.A.5b; 5.B.5a; 5.B.5b
Essential Questions:
Content:
Web site evaluations
Persuasive speaking
Peer evaluation
Outline
Skills:
Evaluate web sources
Write and present a persuasive speech
Write peer evaluations
Write persuasive outline
Assessment:
Persuasive speech or debate
Outline format
Peer assessment
May/June:
Standards:
4.A.5a
4.A.5b
4.B.5a
5.A.5b
Essential Questions:
Content:
Impromptu Speaking
Special Occasion Speaking
Peer and Self Critiques
Skills:
Write and present an impromptu speech
Research awards
Compose and present acceptance speech
Compose and present award speech
Write reflective self evaluation
Assessment:
Impromptu speeches
Presenting and Receiving Award speeches
Reflective Essay