Final Exam: Spring 2014

For your final exam, you have two options.

Option 1 – Student Congress Bill and Authorship Speech

Students may create a new Student Congress bill and present an authorship speech.  The same rubrics from the previous student congress session will be utilized.  They are also attached here.  Although an outline is not required, I strongly urge that you complete it and follow it during your speech.  You may have one note card.

The bill needs to be submitted electronically the day before your authorship speech is due. 

Point breakdown:

Bill – 50 points

Speech – 50 points

Option 2 – Oratory with Manuscript

Students may write an original oratory and present it to the class.  The same rubrics from the previous oratory assessments will be used in addition to an attached rubric for the actual document (manuscript).  You must use your script and a black book for this speech.

The oratory should be submitted the day before your oratory is due.

Point breakdown:

Manuscript – 80 points

Speech – 20 points

Spring 2014 Final Exam

There are two options for all of my debate students this spring. Please see the options below. The titles of both options have the rubrics hyperlinked.

Option 1 – Student Congress Bill and Authorship Speech

Students may create a new Student Congress bill and present an authorship speech.  The same rubrics from the previous student congress session will be utilized.  They are also attached here.  Although an outline is not required, I strongly urge that you complete it and follow it during your speech.  You may have one note card.

The bill needs to be submitted electronically the day before your authorship speech is due. 

Point breakdown:

Bill – 50 points

Speech – 50 points

Option 2 – Oratory with Manuscript

Students may write an original oratory and present it to the class.  The same rubrics from the previous oratory assessments will be used in addition to an attached rubric for the actual document (manuscript).  You must use your script and a black book for this speech.

The oratory should be submitted the day before your oratory is due.

Point breakdown:

Manuscript – 80 points

Delivery – 20 points

Student Congress

There are several specific aspects of bill creation that you should be aware of before you get started.  You may choose any policy change at the county, state or federal level.    You may work individually or with one partner.  

The first thing you should do is research.  I want you to create an annotated bibliography for this project.  Please click the link below for a copy of the rubric.  Here is a link to the Bibliography Template that you can use to complete this assignment.

Here is a link to the Bill Template.  Sign in to Gmail, click on the link, make a copy of the bill, and re-title it with your name.  Then, share the document with me (rhs.ocfd@gmail.com).

Or, if you don't like Google docs, you can download the Bill Template, save it to your H drive, and then email it to me when you are finished.

Here is a packet that I give to Oral Comm. students.  Go to page 3, and you can see a diagrammed bill that tells you what to write in each section.

Here is the rubric for the annotated bibliography.

Here is the rubric for the bill!

Bills are due on Friday via email!

Here is the outline for the bill.  Please fill this out.

Outlines are due by the end of class on Monday.

Please fill out this reflection at the end of each class.

Directions for 03/20/14

Please review your directions for today on the following Google presentation.

Also, check your grades to see if you are missing anything!

Portfolio Instructions

Hello!

It's time to start reflecting on some of your progress during the first semester!  I, or the substitute, passed out a slip of paper with the assignments on your portfolio.  The highlighted items are the ones that need your attention; either they are not attempted or unfinished.  Please take some time to finish these assignments.  

You will receive a grade during the second quarter for the completion of these assessments, and you will receive a score during the third quarter for the quality and content of your work.  

For each reflection that you have due, please provide 5-10 sentences about your work. You should watch your performances first, and then you should reflect.  These reflections should include evaluative comments about your strengths and weaknesses.  Please make this meaningful.

For the table of contents, please include the title of the slide and the slide number that you can find it on.  This should be just as you see in books.

For style and appearance, make sure that you have a theme that brings the whole portfolio together.

Quarter Assessment Instructions

Hello!

This Friday, January 10, we will begin our 2nd Quarter Assessment.  For Debate I, students are to create a persuasive speech.  Before we left for Christmas break, students filled out preparation outlines.  Now, we are making these more formal by typing out the information, adding at least 3 in text citations, and a reference page with 3 sources.

Please fill out the surveys during class to receive points for your work while in the lab.  If you do not fill out the surveys, you will receive a 0 for your workday.

Persuasive Outline Template

Persuasive Outline Sample

For Advanced Debate

Bailey and Oliver Speech Topic and Persuasive Templates

War Eagle Classic

Please join me in congratulating the following!

Masen Kuppler - IPDA 3rd Place
Jalen Bell - Prose Finalist

Congratulations to all of our competitors!
Carson O'Neal, Jenni Kirk, Sadaf Raza, Isaac Springwater, Zach O'Connor, Brooke Matthews, Kendal Bittick, Alyssa Vowell, Anna Claire Martins, Bre Hudson, SieSie Chavez, Anna McCoy, and Drew McFarlane

Former debate partners: Megan McPherson (thx for judging!) and Sadaf Raza