Course: ENGL. 115 Instructor: Dianna Russell
Section: 010, Spring 2008 Office Hours: TBA
Classes: T Th
9:30-10:50 Email: drussell@ccp.edu
Rooms: BR-26 and BR-50 Phone: 751-8954
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Course Information and Assignment Schedule
Required Text and Materials
O’Hair, Dan, et al.
A Pocket Guide
to Public Speaking, 2nd Edition.
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007.
Dictionary
Folders for Exercises and Class Notes
Course Description
Engl.
115: Expository speaking, to inform, to
persuade, to entertain. Emphasis on
both organization and delivery. Prerequisites: 101 or 114 (may be taken
concurrently).
Course
Objectives
The
purpose of this course is to help you develop as a
thinker and a speaker. It is designed to
build your confidence and encourage you to explore increasingly varied and
complex kinds of oral expression.
Course Requirements
·
Attendance: Daily attendance is expected. Unless s/he
provides sufficient justification, a student with four or more absences will be
withdrawn from the course. If the
absences occur after the withdrawal period, the student will receive an F for
the semester. Lateness or early
departure will count as half (1/2) an absence.
·
Deadlines: Exercises and assignments are expected on
their due dates; those not handed in will receive a failing grade. Late presentations will be penalized one
letter grade for each day late. Work
that does not fulfill the instructor’s guidelines or expectations will not be
graded, and must be revised. Students
may completely revise one speech to earn a better grade, providing they receive
the instructor’s permission. The
revision must be presented during revision week. Exams may not be revised.
·
Contact
Information:
Students must provide the instructor with a current email address. Students may also provide a telephone number
by which they can be
contacted, if they so desire. However, the instructor will not email or call to check on students’ absences/missing
assignments. It is expected that
students will
be responsible for their own success in college. The instructor is not a babysitter. Students might consider exchanging email
addresses with classmates to keep
up on missed work.
·
Participation: Active classroom participation is expected,
accounting for 15% of a student’s final grade in 115. Participation includes class discussion,
group work, prewriting, exercises, and conferences.
·
Grading: The grading breakdown for Engl. 115 is as
follows:
A: Excellent B: Good
C: Average D: Poor
F: Fail
3-Minute
Personal Introduction Speech: 5%
3-Minute
Personal Introduction of Another Student: 5%
5-Minute
Incident and Lesson Speech: 5%
3-Minute
Impromptu Speech (Concrete Topic): 5%
10-Minute
Lecture/Demonstration with Questions: 10%
10-Minute
Presentation of Published Speech: 10%
500-Word
Written Analysis of Attended Public Speech: 10%
5-Minute
Impromptu Speech (Abstract Topic): 10%
10-Minute
Persuasive Speech: 15%
Formal
Debate : 10%
Participation: 15%
100%
·
Expectations:
When presenting their
speeches, students should strive to
Use standard
English grammar and diction
Avoid
slang, dialect, or vulgarity except as deliberate devices
Maintain
appropriate body posture and eye contact
Incorporate
gestures and facial expressions when necessary
Adjust
volume to the size of the room and the subject matter
Control
the rate of speech and its inflection
Organize
the material in a logical manner
Demonstrate
a thorough knowledge of the topic
Maintain
classroom dignity and decorum
·
Academic
Integrity:
Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Papers and/or presentations that exhibit
plagiaristic tendencies will receive F grades.
Second instances of plagiarism will result in an F for the course. Students who cheat on tests/assignments will
receive an F for the course.
·
Special
Accommodations:
Students who are registered with the Center on Disability must inform
the instructor by the end of the first week of classes if special
accommodations are requested.
Course Schedule:
Jan. 15-17:
Introduction to Course; Forms of Communication; Audience/Culture; Ethics;
Plagiarism; Brainstorming and Prewriting. Have read O’Hair 2-15.
Personal
Introduction
Speeches Assigned.
Jan.
22-24: Listeners and Speakers;
Constructive Criticism; Types of Speeches; Steps in
the
Speechwriting Process; Managing Speech Anxiety.
Have read O’Hair 16-34,
Packet #1. Personal Introduction
Speeches Presented; Peer Reviews; Personal
Introductions of Another Student
Assigned.
Jan.
29-31: Audience Analysis; Topic
Selection and Purpose; Thesis Statement;
Supporting
Material; Research. Have read O’Hair 36-80.
Personal Introductions
of
Another Student Presented; Peer Reviews; Incident and Lesson Speeches
Assigned.
Feb.
5-7: Organization; Transitions;
Outlining; Introduction and Conclusion.
Have
read O’Hair
82-117, Packet #2. Incident and
Lesson Speeches Presented; Peer
Reviews.
Reviews; Presentation of Public
Speeches Assigned.
March 4-6: Spring Vacation – No Classes.
March 11-13: Presentations in College Classes and Business Situations. Have read
O’Hair
221-249. Lecture/Demonstrations
Continue; Peer Reviews; Conferences.
March 25-27: Group
Work. Impromptu Speeches Begin; Peer
Reviews; Persuasive
Speeches
Assigned.
April
4: Last Day to Drop Course with a “W”
grade.
April 3-5: Group
Work. Impromptu Speeches Continue;
Peer Reviews; Analysis of
Attended Public Speech Due.
April 8-10: Persuasive Speeches Begin; Peer Reviews; Formal Debate Assigned.
April 15-17: Persuasive
Speeches Continue; Peer Reviews.
April 25:
Study Day – No Classes.
April 28-May 3:
Fifteenth Week – Conferences.
This schedule is subject to change. Any alterations will be carefully explained.