Persuasive+Speaking

Through this course, students will learn how to more effectively influence others as well as how others are trying to influence them. This will include the researching, outlining, writing, and delivering a variety of persuasive speech and debates. Issues discussed in class will include strategies for persuasion, audience analysis, theories of persuasion, structuring persuasive messages, and nonverbal communication. Students will give three persuasive speeches and participate in two debates during the course of the term.
 * About the course**

Since we are only meeting three times a week, it is imperative that students stay on top of their readings and assignments, all of which will be posted below on the page linked below.
 * Note on scheduling**
 * For assignments, click here.**

Students will have the opportunity to register for college credit for this course. Whatever grade a student receives (A-F) will be reflected on his or her college transcript.
 * Articulation**

Daily work/small assignments = 15% Speeches and Debates = 40% Quizzes = 35% Final = 10%
 * Grading Rubric**


 * Course objectives**
 * To help students develop a better understanding of the components of persuasive speaking.
 * To aid students in the preparation and performance of persuasive speaking.
 * To develop critical listening skills in persuasive speaking contexts.
 * To introduce students to a variety of persuasive speaking genres.


 * Student learning outcomes:** Upon completion of the course students will be able to do the following:
 * Research speech topics and organize research into a variety of persuasive speaking genres.
 * Understand their strengths and weaknesses in delivering persuasive speeches that will help students become better speakers.
 * Become more critical listeners when listening to other persuasive speeches by looking for the evidence to support claims made by the speakers.
 * Understand the difference between verbal and nonverbal communication and the impact of both within persuasive communication.
 * Apply critical thinking skills in message development and implementation in persuasive appeals.
 * Develop an understanding of audience analysis in all phases of the communication process.
 * Develop an understanding of attitudes, values and beliefs in the persuasive process.

Students are expected to attend every class. If a student misses a class, it is his or her responsibility to ask for assignments and make up the work. Any missed tests or quizzes must be rescheduled within 24 hours of returning from an absence.
 * Attendance Policy**

All speeches must be typed. They should be in 12 point font, with 1 inch margins. Handwritten work will be accepted for daily assignments and outlines only. The following criteria apply to all speeches: Students will have the opportunity to turn in drafts of their speeches for peer and teacher editing. However, ultimately it is the student’s responsibility to create a final product with a minimum of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors. Papers with more than 4 errors in any area will be returned, and must be resubmitted with corrections, in order to adhere to the Communication and Theater department’s policy regarding written literacy.
 * Expectations Regarding Written Work**
 * Topic must be appropriate to the listening audience.
 * Topic must be clearly developed with main ideas or points with sufficient supporting material.
 * Paper must be original and conform to the genre of the written assignment (i.e. persuasive, informative, etc.).
 * Paper must follow the guidelines set out in the assignment (i.e.: number of pages, date paper was due, type of topic, etc.).
 * Paper must fulfill fundamental structure requirements of written assignments such as identifiable introduction, body and conclusion.
 * Must use required number of source citations throughout paper.
 * Paper must be without grammatical errors, punctuation errors and/or word usage errors – No slang or jargon unless specific to assignment.
 * Paper must meet APA or MLA guidelines and standards and (when applicable) have a bibliography that meets same requirements. (Handouts explaining these guidelines will be distributed and discussed in class)

Students will be given a grading rubric for each speech they will present. Generally, speeches will be graded on ideas and content, organization, delivery, and language, based upon Oregon's. In addition, speeches must adhere to the guidelines regarding written work (see above).
 * Speeches**

__Language Arts: Speaking and Listening__ //CCG////: Speaking:// Communicate supported ideas across the subject areas using oral, visual, and multi-media forms in ways appropriate to topic, context, audience, and purpose ; organize oral, visual, and multi-media presentations in clear sequence, making connections and transitions among ideas and elements ; use language appropriate to topic, context, audience, and purpose ; and demonstrate control of eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, inflection, gestures, and other non-verbal techniques //CCG////: Listening:// Listen critically and respond appropriately across the subject areas. · EL.CM.SL.10 Formulate judgments about ideas under discussion, and support those judgments with convincing evidence. · EL.CM.SL.11 Follow complex verbal instructions that include technical vocabulary and processes. //CCG////: Analysis:// Evaluate the significance and accuracy of information and ideas presented in oral, visual, and multi-media communications across the subject areas · Evaluate the significance and accuracy of information and ideas presented in oral, visual, and multi-media communications across the subject areas. · EL.CM.SL.12 Evaluate the clarity, quality, and effectiveness of a speaker's important points, arguments, evidence, organization of ideas, delivery, diction, and syntax. · EL.CM.SL.13 Identify and analyze the types of arguments used by the speaker, including argument by causation, analogy, authority, emotion, and logic. · EL.CM.SL.14 Identify the aesthetic effects of a media presentation, and evaluate the techniques used to create them. · EL.CM.SL.15 Compare and contrast the ways in which media genres (e.g., televised news, news magazines, documentaries, online information) cover the same event. · EL.CM.SL.16 Analyze historically significant speeches (e.g., Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address," Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream") to find the rhetorical devices and features that make them memorable. · EL.CM.SL.17 Analyze how language and delivery affect the mood and tone of the oral communication and make an impact on the audience. __Language Arts: Writing__ //CCG////: Planning, Evaluation, and Revision:// Pre-write, draft, revise, edit, and publish across the subject areas. //CCG////: Writing:// Communicate supported ideas across the subject areas, including relevant examples, facts, anecdotes, and details appropriate to audience and purpose that engage reader interest ; organize information in clear sequence, making connections and transitions among ideas, sentences, and paragraphs ; and use precise words and fluent sentence structures that support meaning. //CCG////: Conventions: Spelling:// Demonstrate knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and penmanship across the subject areas. //CCG////: Conventions: Grammar:// Demonstrate knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and penmanship across the subject areas. //CCG////: Conventions: Punctuation:// Demonstrate knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and penmanship across the subject areas. //CCG////: Conventions: Capitalization:// Demonstrate knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and penmanship across the subject areas. //CCG////: Conventions: Handwriting:// Demonstrate knowledge of spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and penmanship across the subject areas. //CCG////: Writing Modes:// Write narrative, expository, and persuasive texts, using a variety of written forms—including journals, essays, short stories, poems, research reports, research papers, business and technical writing—to express ideas appropriate to audience and purpose across the subject areas. //CCG////: Writing Applications: Narrative Writing:// Write narrative, expository, and persuasive texts, using a variety of written forms—including journals, essays, short stories, poems, research reports, research papers, business and technical writing—to express ideas appropriate to audience and purpose across the subject areas. //CCG////: Writing Applications: Expository Writing: Research Reports/ Multi-media Presentations (4-CIM):// Write narrative, expository, and persuasive texts, using a variety of written forms—including journals, essays, short stories, poems, research reports, research papers, business and technical writing—to express ideas appropriate to audience and purpose across the subject areas. //CCG////: Writing Applications: Persuasive Writing (4-CIM):// Write narrative, expository, and persuasive texts, using a variety of written forms—including journals, essays, short stories, poems, research reports, research papers, business and technical writing—to express ideas appropriate to audience and purpose across the subject areas. //CCG////: Research Report Writing:// Investigate topics of interest and importance across the subject areas, selecting appropriate media sources, using effective research processes, and demonstrating ethical use of resources and materials.
 * Standards Addressed**
 * EL.CM.SL.01 Present and support a clear thesis statement and choose appropriate types of proof (e.g., statistics, testimony, specific instances) that meet standard tests for evidence, including credibility, validity, and relevance.
 * EL.CM.SL.02 Choose appropriate techniques for developing the introduction and conclusion (e.g., by using literary quotations, anecdotes, references to authoritative sources).
 * EL.CM.SL.03 Choose logical patterns of organization (e.g., chronological, topical, cause-and-effect) to inform and to persuade, by seeking agreement or action, or uniting audiences behind a common belief or cause.
 * EL.CM.SL.04 Recognize and use elements of speech forms (e.g., introduction, first and second transitions, body, conclusion) in formulating rational arguments and applying the art of persuasion and debate.
 * EL.CM.SL.05 Analyze the occasion and the interests of the audience, and choose effective verbal techniques and language.
 * EL.CM.SL.06 Use appropriate grammar.
 * EL.CM.SL.07 Use props, visual aids, graphs, and/or electronic media to enhance the appeal and accuracy of rehearsed presentations (not part of scoring guide criteria).
 * EL.CM.SL.08 Produce concise notes for extemporaneous speaking (not part of scoring guide criteria).
 * EL.CM.SL.09 Analyze the occasion and the interests of the audience, and choose effective verbal and non-verbal techniques, such as volume, expression, rate, gestures, eye contact for presentations.
 * EL.CM.WR.10 Establish a coherent and clearly supported thesis that engages the reader, conveys a clear and distinctive perspective on the subject, maintains a consistent tone and focus throughout the piece of writing, and ends with a well supported conclusion.
 * EL.CM.WR.11 Create an organizational structure that logically and effectively presents information using transitional elements that unify paragraphs and the work as a whole.
 * EL.CM.WR.12 Use precise language, action verbs, sensory details, and appropriate modifiers.
 * EL.CM.WR.13 Demonstrate an understanding of sentence construction-including parallel structure and subordination-to achieve clarity of meaning, vary sentence types, and enhance flow and rhythm.
 * EL.CM.WR.14 Produce writing that shows accurate spelling.
 * EL.CM.WR.15 Show control of clauses, including main and subordinate, and phrases, including gerund, infinitive, and participial.
 * EL.CM.WR.16 Understand and use proper placement of modifiers.
 * EL.CM.WR.17 Demonstrate an understanding of proper English usage, including the consistent use of verb tenses and forms.
 * EL.CM.WR.18 Use conventions of punctuation correctly, including semicolons, colons, ellipses, hyphens and dashes.
 * EL.CM.WR.19 Use correct capitalization.
 * EL.CM.WR.23 Write analytical essays and research reports:
 * Gather evidence in support of a thesis, including information on all relevant perspectives.
 * Convey information and ideas from primary and secondary sources accurately and coherently.
 * Make distinctions between the relative value and significance of specific data, facts, and ideas.
 * Include visual aids by employing appropriate technology to organize and record information on charts, maps, and graphs.
 * Anticipate and address readers' potential misunderstandings, biases, and expectations.
 * Use technical terms and notations accurately.
 * Document sources.
 * EL.CM.WR.24 Write persuasive compositions:
 * Structure ideas and arguments in a sustained and logical fashion.
 * Use specific rhetorical (communication) devices to support assertions, such as appealing to logic through reasoning; appealing to emotion or ethical beliefs; or relating a personal anecdote, case study, or analogy.
 * Clarify and defend positions with precise and relevant evidence, including facts, expert opinions, quotations, and expressions of commonly accepted beliefs and logical reasoning.
 * Address readers' concerns, counter-claims, biases, and expectations.
 * EL.CM.WR.27 Use clear research questions and suitable research sources, including the library, electronic media, and personal interviews, to gather and present evidence from primary and secondary print or Internet sources.
 * EL.CM.WR.28 Use effective note-taking techniques to ensure appropriate documentation of quoted as well as paraphrased material.
 * EL.CM.WR.29 Develop the main ideas within the body of the composition through supporting evidence, such as scenarios, commonly held beliefs, hypotheses, and definitions.
 * EL.CM.WR.30 Synthesize information from multiple sources and identify complexities and discrepancies in the information and the different perspectives found in each medium, including almanacs, microfiche, news sources, in-depth field studies, speeches, journals, and technical documents.
 * EL.CM.WR.31 Integrate quotations and citations into a written text while maintaining the flow of ideas.
 * EL.CM.WR.32 Use appropriate conventions for documentation in text, notes, and works cited, following the formats in specific style manuals (e.g., Works Cited Entries - MLA, Reference Entries - APA).
 * EL.CM.WR.33 Design and publish documents by using publishing software and graphics programs.
 * EL.CM.WR.34 Reflect manuscript requirements, including title page presentation, pagination, spacing and margins, and integration of source and support material, such as citing sources within the text, using direct quotations, and paraphrasing.