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The Speech module will be 16 weeks and will be offered during the Fall 2007 and Winter 2008 trimesters. A Debate module will be offered in the Spring 2008 trimester. The two modules are separate, and Speech is not a prerequisite for Debate.

The text for the class will be Sound Speech, 2002, published by BJU Press. It will be used for two trimesters. This book gives basic information on communication (audience analysis, voice, body language, etc); evaluation checklists; worksheets; and outlines for speeches. Students will read one chapter per week and complete the worksheets before class. In class we will do some impromptu speaking exercises. Students will also have assigned dates to complete their prepared speeches in class. Parents are welcome anytime whether their teen is speaking in class or not.

Students will be required to prepare and give three speeches per trimester.  Other in-class oral exercises will require much less preparation. If students are planning to participate in History Day they can do their informative speech on their history day topic and the same research can be used for two projects.  Also, if students are in a science class or participating in a science fair, the demonstration speech could be a science lab.    

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