Camille Romero

After presenting your introductory speech, please watch the video of your performance and:
1. Grade yourself according to the rubric (attached) and submit here.
2. Create a one-minute video journal discussing: how you feel about your performance and areas to work on for your next speech.
3. Post your video to YouTube (UNLISTED) and submit the link to the assignment in google classroom

Link to rubric:
Intro rubric.

Create a video in Photo Booth re: Stage Fright

Think about stage fright…

− If you have it, describe what it does to you or how it makes you feel.
− If you don’t have it, what advice can you offer others?

Create a 1-minute video sharing your thoughts about stage fright.

Upload the video you just created to your YouTube account. Make sure to:
-Set the Privacy Setting to UNLISTED.
-Copy the link YouTube provides, and submit it to GOOGLE CLASSROOM as a LINK for this assignment.

Your video is due by the 2nd day of class:
B-day students: Monday, January 11, 2016
A-day students: Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Your first speech is due on the second day of class:

B-day students: Monday, January 11, 2016
A-day students: Tuesday, January 12, 2016

The Introductory Speech Assignment can be found here:

Introductory Speech

Please be prepared!

Welcome to the Spring 2016 Semester of Speech Communication. Homework and class resources will be posted here regularly for both parents and students to access.

First day handouts:

Open Disclsure 15-16

Parent Agreement

The Parent Agreement form is due on the 2nd day of class for all students.

Speech students will be reciting a poem during the 4th quarter as part of the Poetry Out Loud program. Poems must be selected from the Poetry Out Loud website and are due on 10/28/15 for “A-day” students and on 11/4/15 for “B-day” students.

The same word count grading scale from last quarter’s poetry recitation will apply to this recitation:

For the highest grade of a C+ (79): 60-75 words
For the highest grade of a B- (82): 76-100 words
For the highest grade of a B+ (89): 101-125 words
For the highest grade of an A (95): 126-150 words
For the highest grade of an A+ (100): 151+ words

Link to the Poetry Out Loud website: Poetryoutloud.org

For the last 2 classes of the quarter, students will be designing a new product and creating a commercial to persuade their classmates to buy it!

Their commercial must include at least 3 of the propaganda techniques listed on the handout.

Commercial activity

Presentations will be on 10/1 for A day classes and 10/2 for B day classes.

Write an introduction and conclusion for your speech, following the guidelines given in class. Attach a document or post in the comments section of Google Classroom.

Work on memorizing your poem and answer the following questions based on our class discussion:
(Create a new document and use 3-5 complete sentences for each)
1. Who is the fictional speaker of your poem?
2. Who is the imaginary audience?
3. What is the setting (where & when)?
4. What is the mood of this work? How do you know?

Attach your document to the appropriate assignment in Google Classroom by next class: 9/16 for A; 9/17 for B.

The brain is a muscle! So, in this speech we are developing that muscle by memorizing a poem. We are also working on interpreting and connecting to literature. Here is the assignment sheet that also lists due dates for various activities.

Poetry Interpretation & Recitation