Preparing a Strong Speech: December 7, 2018

Focus: How do I organize and prepare a strong speech?

1. Warming up with a Ted Talk on the power of vulnerability

2. Honing your speech topic; click HERE for the slides.

(If you still have no idea what your topic will be, you need to spend more time outside of class thinking about it. Feel free to browse the topic sign-up linked HERE to see what other students have done in the past.)

3. Looking through your raw materials and finding patterns (color-coding can help with this); using those patterns to organize and develop ideas

• Click here if you'd like a prep sheet.

4. Giving you a heads-up on signing up for your presentation dates:

• After school today, I will Remind text you a Google doc on which you can establish your own presentation order. You may enter your name, but you may not move anyone else's name or add slots to the sign-up sheet. It's a first-come, first-served situation.

• Seven people will need to present on Monday, December 17.

• Everyone else will present on Tuesday, December 18.

• There are no make-up times for this exam; you must be ready to present on the day you sign up for. If you fail to show up on the day you signed up for, or you show up and tell me you are not ready to present, you can receive no more than half credit (50%) on your presentation. This is why we are starting to prepare now.

HW:
1. For TUESDAY: Assigned book club reading and syllabus-creating. Keep in mind the feedback you received on your first and second syllabi.

2. Work on your final speech.

3. Click HERE if you'd like to preview the rubric for your transcendentalist blog posts. Your blog, as well ALL MAKE-UP WORK / REVISIONS FROM THE LAST 6 WEEKS must be completed by 4:00 pm on Friday, December 14. Please note: This will be one of the few assignments that you will not be able to revise or take extra time on because we are at the end of the semester.