This course is designed for students 6th-8th grades.

This class will involve speech writing, impromptu speaking in class, longer speeches delivered from notecards, debate, and enforcement of writing skills, grammar, vocabulary, and excellent usage of the English language. Students will engage in speeches that inform, persuade, praise or blame, accuse or defend. The goal is to understand the proper use of respectful language in order to convey ideas.

Students will be practicing public speaking in class with the following goals: to develop vocal skills such as volume, rate, pitch, articulation, use of inflection, pause, and effective connection to an audience.

Students will need a laptop for learning to use powerpoint, keynote, or Google Slides in order to create a digital presentation for use in class (application depends on available software). This assignment will be visible on the syllabus with dates for use of the computer. Parents should be available at home to assist with any technical issues and Mrs. Schiltz will be available via email for requests for assistance.

The Lecture introduces the assignment and prepares students for each speech project. Class discussion is encouraged and students will practice delivery skills in class prior to the graded presentation.

?  Homework: 30 min/day

?  Parents partner with Mrs. Schiltz for their student's success by overseeing their student's research online, completion of assignments, and preparations for speaking in class.

?  Online research can be dangerous without parental controls or a filter on the computer. I highly recommend parents to be involved in research whenever possible.

Presentation Days: In order to prevent delays in teaching new material and to stay on schedule, it is highly recommended that students look ahead to know when or if conflicts in his or her schedule require swapping his or her assigned presentation day with someone else in the class. Last minute requests to swap are more difficult to accomodate and cannot be guaranteed. Always advise Mrs. Schiltz of a need to swap.

Supply fee: $50

Tuition: $600/year or 10 monthly payments of $60.

Textbooks: provided

Class time: 1.5 hours, once weekly

PLEASE NOTE:

*Withdrawal fee after 9/30 of that school year is 3 months of tuition.

*Drop Fee after December 15 will be the remaining year’s tuition.

*The Supply Fee and Mrs. Schiltz’s class forms are due upon registration.

*If the Supply fee and forms are not received within 2 weeks of registration, the student may be unenrolled from class.

*The Supply Fee is non-refundable after August 1st.