Speech and Debate

Course Description

Students study winning techniques used by speakers by watching, listening to, and reading great speeches. Each student prepares and delivers several speeches during the year. Plenty of examples are given and shown of effective speaking and debating.

Students practice and perform two skits.

Course Highlights

Entertaining lectures that use film and tape clips to show great speakers.
Homework assignments that allow the student to evaluate great speeches and plan speeches of their own.
4 speech days.
Several opportunities to practice debate.
1 speech & Skit night
Presidential Platform and Debate

Coursework

Questions of evaluation from the Great Speeches collection
Listening to and evaluating speakers
Preparing and editing one's own speeches.
Discerning arguments & fallacies
Learning how to defend the pro-life position.
There are no tests in this course. Grading consists of homework questions, speech preparation,

and performance of speeches.