Topic: Course Intro/
E.L. component; What is "public speaking"?

Assign: Introductory Speech

Set up blog before next class; send me the link

Topic: Speaking and Listening

View: Century of the Self Vol. 1: Happiness Machines [not available in library]

Read: Chs 1, 4

Topic: Planning and Delivery

Read: Chs 3, 13

Excerpt: Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Topic: You

Read: Ch 2

Due:Self-Introductory Speech; "intro" Self critique/ reflection blog due 5/27 @ 5pm; 2 E.L. blogs*

Memorial Day

holiday

Topic: Choosing and researching your topic.

Read: Chs 6, 7, 8

Assign: Informative Speech

Topic: Structuring your informative speech

Read: Chs 9, 14

Topic: Outlines and presentation aids.

Read:Chs 10, 11

Due: Outline and Bibliography for Informative Speech; 2 E.L. blogs*

Topic: You tell us

Due: Informative Speech;"Informative" Self critique/ reflection blog due 6/6 @ 5pm

Topic: Mid-term review

Assign: Persuasive Speech; Take Home Mid Term

Topic: Mid term exam; persuasive speaking

Due: Take Home Mid Term exam

Topic: Public, Persuasion, and Propaganda.

Read: Ch. 15

Due: 2 E.L. blogs*

Topic: The tools of Persuasion

Read: Ch. 16: Logical fallacies; And more Logical fallacies

Due: Example of logical fallacy

Topic: Persuasive Speaking (cntd)

Read: Ch 5, Jonathan Swift, "A Modest Proposal"

Due: Outline and Bibliography for Persuasive Speech

Assign: "Modest Proposal" presentation

Topic: Audience awareness and use of language

Ch. 12

Declarations: US of Independance vs. Seneca falls; Rights of man v women v Haitians

Topic: You tell us what to do.

Due: Persuasive Speech; "Persuasive" Self critique/ reflection blog due 6/16 @ 5pm

Due: 2 E.L. blogs*

Topic: Modern "Modest Proposals"

Read:read Ch 17; Modern "Modest Proposals" 1, 2, 3

Class: Work in pairs on Modest Proposals

Due: Ceremonial Speech on blog

Topic: Cntd.

View: (clips)The Yes Men

Due: Outline and bibliography for "modest proposal"

Topic: Wrap-Up and Course Evaluations

Topic: "Modest Proposals."

Due: "Modest Proposal" Presentation

2 E.L. blogs*; Final Self critique/ reflection blog due 6/24 @ 5pm.