Speech - Oral and Written Communications Assignments
- Instructor
- Teacher Jennifer Lowery
- Term
- 2025-2026 School Year
- Department
- Advanced Placement
- Description
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Oral and Written communications class is just that - we will speak and write, and plan, and design, and discuss, and present all year. Semester 1 is for Informational instruction, and Semester 2 will be mostly persuasive. Look here for all of your assignments, work days, due dates, and presentations.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
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Advertising Unit
Begin the plan and brainstorming for the storyboard
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Advertising Unit
Intro project guidelines and sources to incorporate.
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Advertising Unit
Go over commercials and their features. Begin Powerpoint over Product and Ad Requirements.
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Super Bowl commercials
Handout - work on it in groups. Turn in one copy per group.
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Advertising Unit Begins
Methods in Advertising - Handout and website - Website on GC
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Claim of Fact Speech
Intro - Get Fact approved before you can begin.
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Persuasive Speech Viewing
Practice with 3 speeches
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Claims Video Notes
With handout
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Persuasive Speaking Notes
Newsroom Scene Quiz
Three types of Persuasive Speech - Book Notes
Three types of Persuasive Speech - Book Notes
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Persuasive Speech Viewing
Finish Newsroom Scene
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Persuasive Speech Viewing
"The Newsroom" Scene
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Book Notes
Persuasive Elements - Expressing Persuasion, Lang and Style
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Game Day!
Debate Games
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Podcast Listening all week
Listen to Peer Podcasts - Q&A at the end.
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Podcast Listening all week
Listen to Peer Podcasts - Q&A at the end.
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Podcast Listening all week
Listen to Peer Podcasts - Q&A at the end.
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Podcast Listening all week
Listen to Peer Podcasts - Q&A at the end.
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Podcast Listening all week
Listen to Peer Podcasts - Q&A at the end.
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Podcast
Script should be finished. You should be recording and editing now through the rest of the week.
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Podcast
Script should be finished. You should be recording and editing now through the rest of the week.
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Podcast
Script should be finished. You should be recording and editing now through the rest of the week.
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Podcast
Time to write your script. Finish tomorrow/Wednesday
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Podcast
Time to write your script. Finish tomorrow/Wednesday
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Definition Speech
Speech Days.
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Definition Speech
Speech Days.
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Definition Speech
5th - final outline with annotations and visual aide due by EOC Wednesday.
7th - start speeches
7th - start speeches
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Definition Speech
5th - Final Outline and Visual Aid due end of class Wednesday. First day of speeches Thursday.
7th - Final Outline and Visual Aid due by midnight. First day of speeches Wednesday.
7th - Final Outline and Visual Aid due by midnight. First day of speeches Wednesday.
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Definition Speech
Practice and Visual Aid
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Definition Speech
Outline from Essay
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Definition Speech
Essay version
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Definition Speech
Essay version
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Definition Speech
Thesis and Proposal
Start Essay
Start Essay
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Definition Speech
Thesis and Proposal
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Definition Speech
Thesis Statement
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Definition Speech
Model Def Speech - Speech Review
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Definition Speech
Intro Definition Speech
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CHildren's book reading
Choose books and start practicing.
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Start Children's book reading
Choose books.
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Ted Talk Critque
Children's books are lies
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Public Speaking - an Intro
Speech 2 for comparison
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Public Speaking - an Intro
Notes from powerpoint and book
Compare two public speaking events.
Compare two public speaking events.
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Expert Speeches begin
4-5 per day with questions.
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Expert Speeches begin
Expert Speeches begin.
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Outlines Due - Speech Practice
Outline/Plan Due. Practice
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Expert Speech - Planning
Work on Outline/Plan
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Expert Speech - Planning
Work on Outline/Plan
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Expert Speech - Planning
Proposal Due.
Begin Speech planning with outline
Begin Speech planning with outline
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Expert Speech - Planning
Proposal Writing. Due tomorrow.
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Intro Expert Speech
Speech Intro
Speech Process
Brainstorming
Speech Process
Brainstorming
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Open Notes Test
Finish Intro to Comm notes/ Review. Test
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Intro to Communication
Lecture. Open notes test tomorrow.
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Enunciation
Tongue Twisters
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Ted Talk Discussion - Socratic Circle
Use questions and observations to discuss the Ted Talk -
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TED TALK
"How to Speak... Listen"
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Silent Practice
Practice, Adjust outline.
If you are missing info, this is the last day to get it!
If you are missing info, this is the last day to get it!
Speeches start tomorrow.
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Interview a Friend - Planning your speech
Day 2
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Interview a Friend - Planning your speech
Day 1
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Interview a Peer
Round 2
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Interview a Peer
Round 1
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Interview a Peer - Prep Work
Get started. This is prep for your first speech. First, you will review the handout and choose TEN questions you would be interested in someone asking YOU.
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English is a Crazy Language!
Read aloud and discuss
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Welcome!
Speech Survey and group discussion