HAZELWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPEECH 1 SYLLABUS
Course Description
Speech 1 introduces the student to public speaking and includes selected activities in
discussion and interpersonal communication.
Approved Course Materials and Resources
Speech for Effective Communication, Revised Edition. Rudolph F. Verderber. Holt,
Rinehart, and Winston, 1999.
$61.15
Course Expectations
Assessment
Communication Process
Verbal and nonverbal communication
Evaluating logic and reasoning
Performance
Introductory Speech
Demonstration Speech
Group Discussion
Informative Speech
Persuasive Speech
Listening and Questioning
Sample Activity
Objective 1
Working with a partner, write a brief dialogue. Your dialogue might be humorous or
serious, informative or persuasive. Using a chat, analyze the key elements of your
dialogue. Examine the changing roles of the sender and the receiver, and practice
encoding and decoding nonverbal symbols.
Sample Course Activities/Projects/Assessments
The student will give a 3-5 minute speech that introduces himself to the class using
specific details and appropriate information. The student will demonstrate use of
appropriate volume, rate, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation, inflection, and
nonverbal expressions and gestures.
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Course Outline
Unit 1, Objective 1 Communication Process
Unit 1, Chapter 1
Unit 1, Objective 2 Verbal and nonverbal communication
Unit 1, Chapter 2
Unit 1, Objective 3 Introduction Speech
Unit 1, Chapter 3
Unit 1, Objective 4 Evaluating Reasoning
Unit 1, Chapter 4
Unit 2, Objective 1 Demonstration Speech
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Unit 2, Objective 2 Group Discussion
Unit 5, Chapter 17
Unit 2, Objective 3 Informative Speech (writing)
Unit 3, Chapters 9, 10, 11
Unit 2, Objective 4 Informative Speech
Unit 3, Chapter 13
Unit 2, Objective 5 Persuasive Speech
Unit 4, Chapter 15
Unit 2, Objective 6 Question and Answer Response
Unit 4, Chapter 14
Unit 2, Objective 7 Active Listening
Unit 1, Chapter 4
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Course Curriculum Map
Unit 1, Objective 1 Communication Process
Unit 1, Chapter 1
The student will explain the communication process, the importance of communication
skills, the difference between verbal and nonverbal communication, and the various
forms of formal and informal communication settings.
2 Weeks
Unit 1, Objective 2 Verbal and nonverbal communication Unit 1, Chapter 2
The student will explain the difference between verbal and nonverbal language, the five
characteristics of verbal language, how connotation and denotation affect
communication, use of standard American English, jargon, slang, and dialect, and how
body language, appearance, paralanguage, and environment affect communication.
1 Weeks
Unit 1, Objective 3 Introduction Speech
Unit 1, Chapter 3
The student will explain how sound is generated, define resonance and identify each of
the major resonators of voice, define articulation and identify each of the major
articulators of sound.
The student will give a 3-5 minute speech that introduces himself to the class using
specific details and appropriate information. The student will demonstrate use of
appropriate volume, rate, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation, inflection, and
nonverbal expressions and gestures.
2 Weeks
Unit 1, Objective 4 Evaluating Reasoning
Unit 1, Chapter 4
The student will explain five types of faulty reasoning, what is meant by propaganda,
and the most commonly used propaganda techniques.
2 Weeks
Unit 2, Objective 1 Demonstration Speech
----The student will give a demonstration speech that provides clear and concise multi-step
directions to perform complex procedures and tasks.
1 Week
Unit 2, Objective 2 Group Discussion
Unit 5, Chapter 17
The student will plan and participate in a group discussion, resolve conflict in
discussions, reach group decisions, and evaluate a discussion.
2 Weeks
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Unit 2, Objective 3 Informative Speech (writing)
Unit 3, Chapters 9, 10, 11
The student will select a topic, write a thesis statement, gather relevant information,
prepare note cards which include a summary of the article/chapter, and organize
speech into an outline.
2 Weeks
Unit 2, Objective 4 Informative Speech
Unit 3, Chapter 13
The student will present the informative speech using effective audiovisual materials,
effective methods to control stage fright, appropriate diction and grammar, appropriate
eye contact and facial expression, correct articulation and pronunciation, appropriate
tone and rate.
3 Weeks
Unit 2, Objective 5 Persuasive Speech
Unit 4, Chapter 15
The student will develop a topic of significance for a persuasive speech, write a thesis
statement, generate reasons and evidence to support a thesis statement, use
evaluation guidelines to evaluate reasons and evidence, and develop emotional appeals
and methods of credibility for a persuasive speech.
3 Weeks
Unit 2, Objective 6 Question and Answer Response
Unit 4, Chapter 14
The student will respond to feedback, defend position and ideas, and demonstrate poise
and self control while answering questions and comments after his speech.
During speeches
Unit 2, Objective 7 Active Listening
Unit 1, Chapter 4
The student will actively listen in order to identify speaker’s purpose, main points,
details, strengths, and weaknesses of speech.
During speeches
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Lesson Protocol
High School English
Hazelwood Power Standard __________________Grade: ________________
#1: Anticipatory Set—introduction of lesson and objective
5%
#2: Modeled Activity
25%
______________________________________________________________________
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#3: Cooperative Student work or Independent Practice
55%
#4: Sharing of product or realizations
10%
#5: Summarization of Lessons Learned
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Power Vocabulary
Oral
Feedback
Message
Encoding
Semantic
Sender
Audience
Group
Electronic
Sociological
Symbol
Public space
Intimate space
Nonverbal language
Slang
Generalize
Environment
Masking
Social space
Pharyngeal
Voiceless
Diaphragm
Fricative
Nasal cavity
Denotation
Plagiarism
Extemporaneous
Articulation
Deadpan
Heckle
Lavaliere
Mnemonic
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