Public Speaking Calendar for the 7-Week Rotation
Unit 1: Introduction to Communication, Unit 2: Listening, Unit 3: Nonverbal
Communication, Unit 4: Speech Organization, Unit 5: Informative Speaking
HW= Today’s Homework.
Week
1
2
3
Monday
Tuesday
Start of the
Icebreaker
Rotation
Activity
Introductions:
Rules, Rewards,
Consequences
HW:
Classroom
Contracts
HW: None
Assign: Brown
Bag Speech
Discuss: The
Comm. process?
Wednesday
Introduction to
Public Speaking
Thursday
Assign Interview
Speech.
Work on interviews
Discuss Why we
study Comm.
Friday
Expectations
Give Interview
Speeches
HW: Comm.
Survey
HW: Write out
speech
HW: None
Activity: “Sports
metaphor” to
Comm. Process
Intro to Public
Speaking
Assessment.
Discuss:
Audience
Expectations
Work on
assignment
Activity:
“Worst Audience
member ever!”
HW: Planning
Worksheet
HW: None
Give Brown
Bag Speeches.
HW: Bring
items in for
speech
HW: Study for
Test
HW: None
Introduction to
Listening
Discuss Listening
Types, Facts, and
Myths
Listening Exercise:
“Pope and Rabbi”
Activity
HW: Self
Evaluation
HW: Listening
Survey
HW: Work on
Brown Bag Speech HW: None
HW: None
Listening Test
Assign Truth or
Lie Speeches
Discuss Speech
Transitions and
Conclusions
Discuss: Nonverbal
Communication
Continue
Nonverbal
Communication
HW: None
HW: None
Discuss Listening
Barriers
Peer Evaluation
4
HW: None
HW: Speech
Planning Sheet
HW: Write
speech Intro/
conclusion
5
Finish
Nonverbal
Communication
Give Truth or Lie
Speeches
Finish Speeches
Finish Speeches
Assign
Informative
Product Speech
HW: Self
Evaluation
HW: Self
Evaluation
HW: Self
Evaluation
HW: Speech
Planning Sheet
Go to Computer
Lab to Research
Continue research
Discuss:
Transitions,
Introductions and
Conclusions
Activity: Speech
Writing
Workshop
HW: Cont.
Research
HW: Finish
Research
HW: Write your
Intro and
Conclusion
Give Informative
Speeches
Give Informative
Speeches
Norman
Rockwell
Paintings
Activity
HW: None
Discuss: What
is good
research?
6
Discuss: Citing
your sources
Activity: “The
good, bad,
ugly.”
HW: None
7
Go to Computer Finish Creating
your PowerPoint
to build your
Speech
PowerPoint
HW: Finish
speech draft
Finish
Informative
Speeches
Conclusion to
Public Speaking.
HW: Finish
PowerPoint
HW: Bellwork
Packets Due
HW: Self
Evaluation
HW: Self
Evaluations
HW: None