Say goodbye to fear of writing and public speaking in your home! Your teen can become a confident, skilled communicator! Teens learn to communicate effectively through writing and speaking in Communication 101: Essays and Speeches where students read classic essays before they write one. They listen to skilled orators before they give their own speeches and read one living book a month. Communication 101: Essays & Speeches , a one-credit high school English course, can be used at home or in a group setting. Before we ...
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Say goodbye to fear of writing and public speaking in your home! Your teen can become a confident, skilled communicator! Teens learn to communicate effectively through writing and speaking in Communication 101: Essays and Speeches where students read classic essays before they write one. They listen to skilled orators before they give their own speeches and read one living book a month. Communication 101: Essays & Speeches , a one-credit high school English course, can be used at home or in a group setting. Before we give a speech, we listen to a skilled orator. We start simple with reading a picture book aloud expressively. Your own family will make a great audience for your teen or combine with another family to get a bigger audience for speeches. This course has been a huge success in the co-op setting and even shy teens have enjoyed the challenge of speaking in front of their peers. Students Will... Read & discuss Great works of literature in a book club setting Read a classic essay each month and look up vocabulary words Write an essay similar to the one they read Read essays aloud to family or homeschool co-op group Listen to great speeches by excellent speakers Give speeches in a safe atmosphere Write 5 timed essays Students will listen to the following speakers: Ronald Reagan William F. Buckley John F. Kennedy Margaret Thatcher Winston Churchill Martin Luther King General Douglas MacArthur Ken Ham Students will give the following speeches: Read picture book aloud Introductory speech Demonstration speech Personal testimony Persuasive speech Commercial Interview Extemporaneous Debate Students will read essays by the following writers: G.K. Chesterton C.S. Lewis Cal Thomas William F. Buckley, Jr. Mark Twain Charles Lamb Sir Frances Bacon Founding Fathers Students will write the following essays: Descriptive Narrative Article Letter to the Editor Persuasive Comparison Add Humor to an Old Essay Critique or Review Grammar Quick review of grammar in the beginning of the course and subsequent grammar reviews twice a month. However, this is based on the assumption that students have already studied grammar and just need review. All the required essays are included in Communication 101: Essays & Speeches: "The South Sea House" by Charles Lamb "Of Travel" by Frances Bacon "Why the Articles Failed" (Anti-Federalist Paper) "The Insufficiency of the Present Confederation to Preserve the Union" (Federalist Paper) "So Help Me Darwin" by William F. Buckley "French and English" by G.K. Chesterton "Taming the Bicycle" by Mark Twain You will need to purchase, or download from the internet, the following books: Elements of Style by E.B. White God in the Dock by C.S. Lewis (a collection of essays) The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain Time Machine by H.G. Wells
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