speech

Homework Assignments: Week 21
AP English

Monday 1/30 Using your notecards, practice giving your entire speech. All students will deliver their entire speeches to the class tomorrow and Wednesday. This will be worth 20 points, so be sure to practice a lot.

Tuesday 1/31 Practice giving your speech. Work on speaking clearly, pausing, making eye contact, gesturing, and varying your intonation to add emphasis and meaning. Try not to rely on your note cards too much.

Wednesday 2/1 Finish practicing your speech. All students (except for those going to the Mock Trial Competition tomorrow) will deliver their speeches to the whole school tomorrow. Work hard because this performance is worth 100 points.

Thursday 2/2 No homework!! (Except Mock Trial students should practice their speeches).

Friday 2/3 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book, the first book test must be taken by next Friday, February 10th. All book tests must be taken by March 9th.

Old Assignments: Week 17 - 19

Week 20

Monday 1/23 Using your notecards, practice giving the first paragraph of your speech. Be sure that you can deliver the first paragraph smoothly and clearly (without needing to look down more than once or twice) by tomorrow. All students will deliver their first paragraphs to the class tomorrow.

Tuesday 1/24 Practice giving your speech. Be sure to know the first half of your speech by Friday.

Wednesday 1/25 Practice your speech. Work on speaking clearly, pausing, and varying your intonation to add emphasis and meaning.

Thursday 1/26 Continue practicing your speech. Make sure you know the first half of your speech by tomorrow. You will give the first half to the class tomorrow.

Friday 1/27 Keep practicing your speech. You need to know the whole speech by Tuesday. You will deliver your speech to a portion of the school on Thursday, February 2nd or Friday, February 3rd. Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book, the first book test must be taken February 10th. All book tests must be taken by March 9th.

Week 19

Tuesday 1/17 Work on writing the final draft of your speech. Please use the writing notes and my comments to help your revise. Add power language and clear arguments. Due Thursday.

Wednesday 1/18 Finish writing the final draft of your speech. After you’ve made all your major changes, read your speech aloud and make any additional changes. Final drafts are due tomorrow.

Thursday 1/19 Finish your bibliography if you have not done so already.

Friday 1/20 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book, the first book test must be taken February 10th. All book tests must be taken by March 9th.

Week 18

Monday 1/9 Find, read, and annotate at least three more articles on your topic. Try using EBSCO. You should have about 10 articles total at this point, but be sure you’ve gathered all the information you need to start writing your speech tomorrow. Bring each article with your annotations to class tomorrow.

Tuesday 1/10 Work on writing the first draft of your speech. Be sure to have an interesting hook, about three main points, and though provoking conclusion. Look at the speech writing tips on the web page to help you. Due Thursday

Wednesday 1/11 Finish writing the first draft of your speech. Your speech should be about 2.5 to 5 pages. Get the length you want to write a good speech and to give you the length you want when you start practicing the delivery of your speech. First drafts are due tomorrow.

Thursday 1/12 Based on peer editing comments, the grading criteria, and your own ideas, write a second draft of your speech. Please hand in both drafts at the beginning of the period.

Friday 1/13 Read in your IR book. If you’re reading more than one book, the first book test must be taken during the first week of February. All book tests must be taken by the first week of March.

Week 17

Tuesday 1/3 Decide which topic you want to write your speech on: “What Could the America of Yesterday Teach the America of Tomorrow?” California or “Nuclear Power: Safe or Too Dangerous” Nevada. Finish reading The New York Times article on nuclear power or another long article on your topic. Read carefully and annotate. Bring in the article to class tomorrow.

Wednesday 1/4 Find, read, and annotate at least three more articles on your topic. Start looking on the New York Times website, or on EBSCO. See the links to the right to help you. Be sure to look at the reliability of each source before reading the article. Bring each article with your annotations to class tomorrow.

Thursday 1/5 Write up a brief description of your topic, your opinion, and your angle for the speech.

Friday 1/6 Read in your IR book. Make sure to read each weekend for an hour or so or to read about 15 minutes every day so that you don’t get behind at the end of the quarter. Continue thinking about your speech so that you can make an outline on Monday.

Monday
2/4 Finish learning the words to your speech. Be prepared to deliver your entire speech to the class tomorrow. Finish your image analysis (mini) essay if you have not done so already.

Wednesday
2/6 Work on the delivery of your speech. Practice varying your intonation, pausing, gesturing, and adding emphasis when necessary. Say your speech in front of your family or the mirror. Work on the 4 Ps: Poise, Pausing, Power, and Passion. You will deliver your entire speech again tomorrow.

Friday
2/8 Keep practicing your speech and be ready to deliver it to the entire school on Monday morning. Invite your parents to come see you :)

Monday
1/28 Work on learning your speech. Be prepared to give the first two pages of your speech tomorrow (the first page and a half if your speech is under 4 pages).

Wednesday
1/30 Work on learning your speech. Work on your delivery. Practice varying your intonation, pausing, and adding emphasis when necessary. Say your speech in front of your family or the mirror. We'll do another practice round on Thursday. If you haven't finished your bibliography yet, finish it tonight. Due tomorrow.

Friday
2/1 Keep practicing your speech and read in your IR book. Make sure you know the whole speech for Tuesday, February 5th.

Wednesday
1/23 Make any necessary corrections on your speech and practice delivering your hook. Be prepared to give the first paragraph of your speech tomorrow.

Thursday
1/24 Practice delivering your speech. Learn the first half: be prepared to give the first three minutes (or the first page and half – two pages) on Tuesday. Practice varying your intonation, pausing, and adding emphasis when necessary.

Friday
1/25 Keep practicing your speech and read in your IR book. Make sure you know the first page and a half of your speech for Tueday.

Monday
1/14 Complete book notes on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Life and Narrative of Frederick Douglass. See the link for details. Due Tuesday.

Tuesday
1/15 Complete book notes on The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter. See the link for details. Due Wednesday.

Monday
1/7 Work on the first draft of your speech. First drafts are due on Thursday. Finish up your IR if you have not done so already. All tests must be taken by Monday January 14. Schedule a test today.

Tuesday
1/8 Write a practice thesis statement and body paragraph on the practice timed writing, work on your speech and IR.

Thursday
1/10 Work on the second draft of your speech, due next week (no later than Monday the 14th, but the sooner you get them finished, the better.) If you hand in your speech tomorrow, I'll get it back to you on Monday.

Friday
1/11 Study for finals, work on book notes and work on the second draft of your speech, due Monday. Book notes are due on Tuesday (Douglass and Huck Finn) and Wednesday (Scarlet & Crucible).

Monday
12/16 Work on the first draft of your speech on Immigration: My Solution. Make sure you have at least the first page written and bring it to class for credit on Tuesday.

Tuesday
12/17 Keep working on your speech. Make sure you have at least the first two pages written for credit in class tomorrow.

Friday
12/20 Read in your IR book and enjoy the holidays. All IR book tests must be taken the first week we return from vacation, so finish reading over vacation.

Monday
12/10 Read through articles on the speech contest wiki. Take notes and label where you’re getting your information. Jot down ideas about different angles and important points. Bring in your notes each day this week so you can receive credit for researching at home. If you don’t have a good internet connection at home, be sure to plan for time at school (during lunch, after school, during a free period) to get this research done.

Tuesday
12/11 In addition to reading articles and taking notes, make a list of reasons why immigration should be curtailed in our country and a list of reasons why immigration should be allowed.

Wednesday
12/12 In addition to reading more articles and taking notes, write up a list of possible solutions to the immigration issue. List your own ideas and ideas you’ve researched.

Thursday
12/13 In addition to reading more articles and taking notes, write down the angle you want to take in the speech contest and some of the main points you want to make. List where you’ve gotten information to support your points and whether you still need more information.

Friday
12/14 Read in your IR book and continue researching for speech contest. We will start writing next week.